Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nan Inc., Schofield Barracks Quad B, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII 96857
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee amputated a toe at the Quad B construction site.
An employee was installing shoring and stepped on a 2x4 that was running across the top of a trench. He fell through and was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.
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The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
An employee was on a 6-foot A-frame ladder, working to replace ceiling tiles. They fell to the ground and sustained fractures to their hip and femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was installing shoring and stepped on a 2x4 that was running across the top of a trench. He fell through and was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.
An employee was securing a ramp to a dock to unload cargo. He was using large pins to put the ramp in place when two of his fingers got caught in the ramp, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to dismantle a mobile crawler crane. Employees were separating boom sections. When the last pin was hammered out, the 40-foot boom section dropped 4-5 inches onto the injured employee's left foot. All five toes were amputated and the employee was hospitalized for surgery.