Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nichols Concrete Holdings, LLC, 1620 Montgomery Hwy, HOOVER, ALABAMA 35216
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a sledgehammer to close a 2 1/2-inch clamp. His right index finger was caught between the clamp handle and the clamp just as the sledgehammer hit the clamp. The tip of the finger, just before the first knuckle, was crushed and amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Sledges, sledgehammers
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