SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Crushing injuries — KAPOLEI, HAWAII
| Employer | SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC | Report ID | 20211210505 |
| Address | Hawaii Army National Guard AASF #1, Bldg 30 | City, State ZIP | KAPOLEI, HAWAII 96707 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 21.33000, -158.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was climbing down a maintenance stand to reposition the stand's foot-activated wheel lock. The employee reached down with their left hand to pull up the wheel lock; the lock disengaged and crushed the employee's index finger between the mechanical brake mechanism and the limit setting bolt.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2021, a worker at SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC in KAPOLEI, HAWAII suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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