Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CCK Construction Services, Inc, 100 Terminal Drive, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33315
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was holding a stake in place while a coworker used a sledgehammer to strike it in place for forming. The employee lost his balance and held onto the stake at the same time that it was being struck by the sledgehammer. The sledgehammer struck and broke his left index finger.
A carpenter was stripping column forms when his right middle fingertip was pinched between the brackets on the hinge side. The fingernail and skin on the fingertip were removed and the bone was fractured.
An employee was using a drill to mix concrete inside a 5-gallon bucket. When the employee checked the drill's chuck to see if it was loose, the left index fingertip portion of his glove got caught in the teeth of the spinning chuck and the employee's finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was using a pry bar to pry form work when his right pinky finger was crushed between the pry bar and the form work. His fingertip fractured and he lost the fingernail, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
An employee was holding a 2 x 4 stake while a coworker hit it with a sledgehammer. The coworker struck the employee's right index finger with the sledgehammer, breaking bones in the employee's right hand.
The injured employee was holding a board that was being cut by another employee. The board kicked back, causing the saw to amputate the employee's left little finger and lacerate their left hand, resulting in nerve damage.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was working in a trench box while a co-worker was lowering a piece of plastic pipe by hand using a rope. The pipe swung and struck the employee's hand, fracturing their right thumb and middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee went over to a co-worker's station while the co-worker was using a powered meat knife. As the injured employee was pointing, his right index fingertip was amputated.
Two employees were using a handheld banding tool to make banding tape for tent set-ups. One employee was holding the banding tool and the injured employee was looping a metal clip around the tape. The tool closed while the injured employee's hand was near the banding mechanism. The banding tape caught the employee's right ring finger as it tightened, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.
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