Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — VOLGA, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group | Report ID | 20231110282 |
| Address | 100 Caspian Avenue | City, State ZIP | VOLGA, SOUTH DAKOTA 57071 |
| Event Date | November 7, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-suspended staging |
| Secondary Source | Septic tank or water tank interiors | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.32000, -96.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was welding while on a suspended scaffold when their finger was pinched between the scaffold and the interior wall of a ground water tank (workpiece). The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left little finger.
Incident Summary
On November 7, 2023, a worker at Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group in VOLGA, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scaffolds-suspended staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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