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FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SALEM, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
Employer FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Report ID 2023076059
Address PSE&G Salem Generation Plant, Parcel W-3 outfall Pipe City, State ZIP SALEM, NEW JERSEY 08079
Event Date July 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Pile drivers, tamping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.59000, -87.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting with the placement of a vise vibratory hammer with a clamp onto a road plate that was vertically imbedded in the ground. The crane was lowered onto the road plate while the employees rotated the hammer into position. As the hammer s jaws were engaged onto the plate, the hammer shifted away from the injured employee. He was then pulled by the hammer as the clamp remained stationary on the embedded road plate for support of excavation. The hammer pulled him toward the clamp, pinching the employee's fingers against the stop plate on the rail and the clamp. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2023, a worker at FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in SALEM, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with pile drivers, tamping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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