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RCD Electrical Services Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PETERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RCD Electrical Services Inc in PETERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer RCD Electrical Services Inc Report ID 2021064928
Address Grant Memorial Hospital, 117 Hospital Dr City, State ZIP PETERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26847
Event Date June 16, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Jacks
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.99000, -79.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a wire reel/spool on jack stands. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the bar going through the reel and the top of a stand. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2021, a worker at RCD Electrical Services Inc in PETERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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