BEAR, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials, LLC
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Diamond Materials, LLC, State of Delaware SR 72 Design Build, BEAR, DELAWARE 19701 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was helping to set a concrete lid weighing a couple hundred pounds for an electrical box in place. One end of a length of steel chain was attached to a steel loop (hasp) embedded in the concrete lid. The employee attempted to attach the other end of this chain to a steel loop (hasp) on the back (underside) of an excavator bucket when the excavator boom unexpectedly dropped, pinning the employee's right thumb between the bottom of the excavator bucket and the concrete lid. His right thumb was amputated at a point between the first and second knuckle.
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials LLC
An employee was placing road barrels on a street for future road work activities. A nearby flatbed truck struck a telephone pole while turning, causing chain link security fencing to strike the employee in the chest and pin them against a steel handrail of the platform and the fence. The employee suffered fractured ribs on both sides, a lacerated liver and pancreas, and a ruptured spleen that required surgery.
NEWARK, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials, LLC
An employee was climbing a 6-foot step ladder to access the back of a flatbed crash truck. He realized he needed to move the ladder and climbed down. As he stepped down to the first step, he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, twisting and landing on his hip. He suffered a fracture at the top of a femur.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials LLC
An employee was disconnecting a breaker attachment from a backhoe. He used another pin to push the attachment pin out. When the attachment pin became free of the backhoe, the attachment dropped slightly, causing the pin in his hand to shift and pinch his left pinky finger between the attachment frame and the pin. His left pinky fingertip was partially amputated.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials, LLC
An employee went to the top of an asphalt silo to check on a drag conveyor. His left hand became caught in a drive pulley, amputating his middle finger, lacerating his index finger, and fracturing his wrist. The drive pulley was unguarded at the time of the incident.
STANTON, DELAWARE—
Diamond Materials, LLC
An employee was operating a backhoe, shoveling milling material off the road, when the shovel became caught on a manhole road protrusion. This contact jarred the backhoe and the employee with great force, causing a liver injury where the seat belt connection contacted the employee near the right abdominal area.
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