Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Lane Construction Corporation, SR 408, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32818
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to unlock barges at a job site when the employee's left middle finger was caught between the lock and the barge. The employee suffered a fracture and partial amputation to the top distal portion of the left middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Barge
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Two employees removed a portable generator from the back of a truck and carried the generator to a cargo container. When they set the generator down the injured employee's right little finger was pinched between the cargo container and the frame of the generator, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.
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An employee was assisting with loading product (sacks of dirt) onto a barge. The sack of dirt swung and pinched the employee between it and other sets of product on the barge. The employee suffered a neck compression injury and was knocked unconscious.
An employee was on a barge adjacent to a lift that was being tested. As the load was lowered, a nylon stiffener broke free from existing structural steel and fell 80 feet, striking the employee in the right forearm. The employee sustained two broken bones in the forearm.
An employee was offloading cargo from the hatch of a motor vessel onto a dock when the cargo (bagged cement) struck the employee and caused them to contact a nearby hatch wall. The employee sustained injuries to their neck, right lower back and right leg.
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