Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Colasanti South, Inc., 1 Everbank Stadium Dr, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was in a scissor lift, preparing to strip formwork from the underside of a concrete deck. As the lift was ascending, the employee's left little finger was pinched between the lift rail and the concrete beam above. The employee was hospitalized, and the soft tissue of their left little fingertip was amputated; the finger's bony tuft was also damaged.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
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