Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Kearney Companies, LLC, N0 Address given: Connerton Subdivision, LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA 34638
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employees were putting in utilities during phase one of a subdivision construction/development. An employee was guiding a pipe that was being lowered/lifted into the ground by a backhoe. The pipe was attached to the backhoe with a chain. The employee's right hand was caught between the chain and the pipe. Their ring finger sustained a severe laceration/avulsion(s) requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
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