Jensen Construction Company
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Jensen Construction Company | Report ID | 2025010995 |
| Address | Highway 14 & Marion Street | City, State ZIP | PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA 57501 |
| Event Date | January 30, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Structural elements n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.73000, -85.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was guiding an expansion joint to a dunnage pile when the expansion joint shifted and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 30, 2025, a worker at Jensen Construction Company in PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with structural elements n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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