Trinity Steel Erection Inc.

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — POWHATAN, Virginia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trinity Steel Erection Inc. in POWHATAN, Virginia
Employer Trinity Steel Erection Inc.
Address Radford Army Ammunition Plant
City, State ZIP POWHATAN, Virginia 23139
Report ID 20241211688
Event Date December 18, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source of Injury Beams and rails metal
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 238120
GPS Coordinates 37.54000, -77.92000

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Incident Narrative

Employee was cutting bands on a stack of bar joists. As he cut the last band the bar joists shifted, catching his right thumb and degloving it.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2024, a worker at Trinity Steel Erection Inc. in POWHATAN, Virginia suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with beams and rails metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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