Windstream Communications, Inc.
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway — Amputations — SPRINGVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Windstream Communications, Inc. | Report ID | 2022031958 |
| Address | HWY 11 | City, State ZIP | SPRINGVILLE, ALABAMA 35146 |
| Event Date | March 3, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 517919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.77000, -86.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing inside the opened door of a bucket truck with his left hand holding the driver side door slightly ajar while waiting for a secondary bucket truck to pull into position parallel to the employee's bucket truck. The secondary bucket truck pulled forward when the front corner of the truck bed contacted the employee's driver side door, causing their left hand to be crushed between the two vehicles. The employee suffered a detached left thumb that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 3, 2022, a worker at Windstream Communications, Inc. in SPRINGVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 211 severe injury reports involving "Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway injuries.
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