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Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. in RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Employer Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2021098072
Address 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway City, State ZIP RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23297
Event Date September 20, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.41000, -77.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping a piece of drill steel for a hole being drilled. The last piece of drill steel in the carousel had a tricone bit attached to the bottom. The employee tightened the jaws on the drill rig to loosen the tricone. When the employee opened the jaws to remove the tricone, his left thumb was caught between the backside of the jaws and the receiver. The tip of the thumb was amputated just above the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2021, a worker at Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. in RICHMOND, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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