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Shimmick Construction Company, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shimmick Construction Company, INC. in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Employer Shimmick Construction Company, INC. Report ID 2021043576
Address 5535 Trailhead Dr City, State ZIP CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37415
Event Date April 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1529840
GPS Coordinates 35.10000, -85.22000

Incident Narrative

Carpenter crews were setting a bulkhead panel. The panel was being lowered into position when it got hung up on a horizontal water stop cut out on a 2x6 guide bar. The injured employee pushed on the panel to clear the guide. Upon doing so, the slack from the cable was taken up and the panel shifted. The employee's left-hand fingers were pinched between a set form and the bulkhead panel resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger involving the tuft of the distal phalanx.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2021, a worker at Shimmick Construction Company, INC. in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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