TRIPLE D COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
| Employer | TRIPLE D COMMUNICATIONS LLC | Report ID | 2024065413 |
| Address | 950 48th Avenue North Suite 100 | City, State ZIP | MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA 29577 |
| Event Date | June 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 suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Utility poles |
| Secondary Source | Boom truck, cherry picker | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.73000, -78.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on the bed of a digger truck assisting the operator with moving a 30-foot pole from the rack on the digger truck to a dumpster for disposal. The employee placed a strap around the pole and attached it to the boom of the digger truck before guiding the pole to the dumpster. As the pole was being lowered, it shifted and caught his left ring fingertip against the side of the dumpster. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 18, 2024, a worker at TRIPLE D COMMUNICATIONS LLC in MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c., with utility poles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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