Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at William R. Nash, LLC., 901 45th St, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33407
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on an air conditioning unit. The unit's belt and pulley amputated 1 centimeter of his left middle finger and 5 millimeters of his left ring finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Air conditioning units
An employee was waiting to install an air handler unit that a crane was hoisting/transporting onto a hospital. The air handler unit struck the hospital's canopy causing concrete material to fall and strike the employee. They were hospitalized with a shoulder sprain.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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