BOISE, IDAHO—
Ferguson Waterworks
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ferguson Waterworks, 11th and Hayes St, BOISE, IDAHO 83702 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a pipe from a fitted rack on his truck. As the employee grabbed a pipe strap, his glove became caught. The employee then went to step off the back of the truck and the top inch of his left hand ring finger was partially amputated.
Similar incidents · Same event type
LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA—
Federal Bureau of Prisons
An employee was preparing the serving line area for the evening meal. He was cleaning a stainless steel table when his left middle finger got stuck in a gap where a raised ledge is affixed to the table. As he pulled his finger from the space, his fingertip was amputated.
CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS—
Shaw's Supermarket
An employee was unloading goods from a pallet and putting them onto metal shelves when their wedding ring got caught on a shelf and their finger was amputated.
FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT—
Beebe Landscape Services, Inc.
An employee was in the back of a dump truck emptying a bag from a mower. When he placed his hand on the side of the truck and as he came down from the truck, his ring became caught. The employee sustained an amputation to his ring finger.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
American Foods Groups LLC
On May 18, 2023, a maintenance employee was descending a fixed ladder when his ring was caught on a ladder rung. The employee sustained a fracture to the left ring finger that required surgery.
FINDLAY, OHIO—
Mastec Advanced Technologies.
On April 26, 2023, at 9:50 AM, an employee was installing a ladder rack on a company vehicle when the lowering arm of the ladder rack shifted, causing a bolt to slip and catch the wedding ring on his left ring finger. The employee sustained a laceration/avulsion to the left ring finger between the first and second knuckles that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 423720)
MOBERLY, MISSOURI—
Plumb Supply Company
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.
EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK—
Green Art Plumbing Supply
A delivery driver was delivering supplies. He fell off his flatbed truck and struck his head. He was hospitalized.
LITHONIA, GEORGIA—
Atlanta Winsupply
Equipment was being brought back online after a break-in and vandalism. An arc flash occurred when an employee cycled a 480-volt circuit breaker. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—
Kansas City Winnelson
An employee was unloading an 8-inch ducting pipe when the pipe rolled and crushed their legs. The employee sustained fractures to both ankle.
LIMINGTON, MAINE—
F.W. Webb Company
An employee was lifting the liftgate on the rear of his delivery truck after making a delivery when his right hand was caught in the liftgate. The employee sustained four fractured fingers.
More severe injuries in IDAHO
KIMBERLY, IDAHO—
Mondelez Global LLC
An employee tripped over a bin and fell to the floor. She landed on her hip and braced herself with her arm, resulting in a fractured hip and wrist.
JEROME, IDAHO—
Milk Specialties Global
An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.
CALDWELL, IDAHO—
UPSON COMPANY
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
KUNA, IDAHO—
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
POST FALLS, IDAHO—
STEEL STRUCTURES AMERICA INC
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.