Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kiewit, Inc, 10405 INL _NAVY SFHP Structural, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO 83415
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was preparing a bundle of structural steel for a forklift to pick up when the load shifted onto their hand. The employee sustained amputation of their left index finger.
On July 2, 2025, at approximately 8:45 AM, an employee was loading a spool of fence material into a dispensing attachment on a skid steer when the doors of the equipment closed. The employee's jaw/cheeks were caught in the closing doors, resulting in hospitalization with fractures to the jaw and cheek.
An employee was offloading straw bales from a tractor trailer. When he opened the trailer doors, a hay bale fell out and struck him on the head. He suffered a head injury.
An employee was using his left hand to push an axle down the line on a raised track work area while holding the remaining axle back with his right hand. A finger on his right hand was caught between the rail and the dust guard of the axle, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
An employee was moving metal out of a cart. He had removed one piece and was working to move another when the metal shifted. His right ring finger was crushed between the two pieces, and he suffered a partial amputation to the finger pad at the tip.
A load of steel angles was being lowered when the lifting chain hit the load, causing it to slide toward an employee. An angle slid and pinched the employee, catching both of their legs between the beams and an angle. The employee suffered two fractured legs.
Employees were replacing a 24" pig trap door. A strap was shackled on the pig trap door and connected to a forklift. Welders began to cut the door off. An employee was holding onto the door when the cut was finished. The door shifted and caught his fingers, resulting in a hand injury and amputation.
An employee used a crane to set down a bar. The bar measured 9 inches by 16 feet. The strap got stuck under the bar, and the employee asked another employee to jog the roll. The bar rolled and pinched the injured employee's left hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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