Kiewit

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CATSKILL, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kiewit in CATSKILL, NEW YORK
Employer Kiewit Report ID 20241110842
Address 79 Allen Street City, State ZIP CATSKILL, NEW YORK 12414
Event Date November 20, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
Secondary Source Structures other than buildings n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.22000, -73.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee and his crew began assembling trench boxes for an upcoming culvert replacement operation. The crew used a wheel loader with forks to lift the top plate into position when the plate became misaligned with a post. The injured employee's right index fingertip was in the retaining pin hole as the signal person lifted, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 20, 2024, a worker at Kiewit in CATSKILL, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with bucket, front-end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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