MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle — Amputations involving bone loss — KANSAS CITY, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO. in KANSAS CITY, Missouri
Employer MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.
Address 525 State St
City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, Missouri 64105
Report ID 2025098871
Event Date September 4, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss
Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
Source of Injury Barge
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 236210
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -94.60000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting dogbone links (4 feet 9 inches in length) into the slots between sectional barges to connect the barges. A dogbone link became stuck in the slot and needed to slide down approximately 1 foot to be seated. The employee went to lift the dogbone link up and adjust it when the link became free. A burr on the flange of the link snagged the employee's right glove. The link slid into a seated position and the employee's right middle finger was caught between the top surface of the barge and the top flange of the dogbone link. The finger was partially amputated at the midsection of the distal phalanx.

Incident Summary

On September 4, 2025, a worker at MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO. in KANSAS CITY, Missouri suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle, with barge identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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