Reames and Son Construction Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Reames and Son Construction Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025021929 |
| Address | 1208 Cypress Street | City, State ZIP | VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31603 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | 1807770 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.83000, -83.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a conveyor drive chain at the asphalt plant when their left-hand fingers became lodged between the links. Four fingers on their left hand were amputated to the second knuckle.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2025, a worker at Reames and Son Construction Company, Inc. in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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