Hughes Brothers Construction, Inc.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — ORLANDO, FLORIDA
| Employer | Hughes Brothers Construction, Inc. | Report ID | 2022010078 |
| Address | New housing development site, 10507-10515 Clapp Simms Dude Road | City, State ZIP | ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32832 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Excavating machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1572419 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.35000, -81.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a trench box next to an excavator spreader removing and replacing a sewage pipe. His right hand was on top of the trench box spreader bar when his thumb was partially crushed by the excavator bucket, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2022, a worker at Hughes Brothers Construction, Inc. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.
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