Team Fishel
Struck by object dropped by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WARRENTON, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Team Fishel | Report ID | 2024043407 |
| Address | Warrenton Army Training Center - Bear Wallow Drive | City, State ZIP | WARRENTON, VIRGINIA 20186 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object dropped by person | Source of Injury | Drill bits |
| Secondary Source | Workers engaging in team lift | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.73000, -77.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were loading the directional drill bit into the bucket on a backhoe when the drill bit slipped and the injured employee's right ring finger was crushed between the drill bit and the bucket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2024, a worker at Team Fishel in WARRENTON, VIRGINIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object dropped by person, with drill bits identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 100 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object dropped by person" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object dropped by person injuries.
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