Struck by object dropped by person · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JR & CO INC., 336 Main Gate Rd, BOX ELDER, SOUTH DAKOTA 57719
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was assisting with flipping over a wall panel (used for siding) when the panel slipped out of the other employee's hands. The panel crushed and lacerated the injured employee's fingertip. Flesh was surgically removed.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Paneling and trim
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An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.
Two employees were lifting a roll of steel poly bar (50 inches and approximately 150 pounds) from ground level to a height of 4 feet at the 66-inch rubber calendar. One employee dropped the roll, resulting in the poly bar contacting the injured employee's right knee. The employee was hospitalized with fractured right patella.
The injured employee was walking in front of the property by the front door as another employee was removing debris from the roof. The injured employee was struck by a 2 x 4 that was being cleared from the roof. He was knocked unconscious and sustained brain bleeding, as well as head and facial injuries, and required stitches.
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