Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
Struck by object dropped by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
| Employer | Flatiron/Dragados, LLC | Report ID | 2024098562 |
| Address | 1620 North Port Avenue | City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 |
| Event Date | September 14, 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 | Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.80000, -97.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On September 14, 2024, at 7:00 PM, employees were removing multi-purpose metal bars from an I-beam support of the new bridge deck. When the injured employee was lifting a bar, the bar slipped from his hands. He was catching the bar and his left ring and little fingers became caught between the knot of that bar and the I-beam support. He was hospitalized for surgery and medical amputation of his ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2024, a worker at Flatiron/Dragados, LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 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 rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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