Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-03-14 | Drakesboro | Kentucky | G UB MK Constructors | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a fusion machine and attempting to clamp a pipe when the machine's vise arm closed and the employee's finger was caught in a shear point of the clamp arm. The employee received a partial finger amputation. | |||||
2016-03-17 | Drakesboro | Kentucky | KIEWIT Power Constructors, Co. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway |
An employee was driving a forklift, traveling to his next pick-up, when the road embankment gave way beneath his tires and caused the forklift to turn over. He broke nine ribs, punctured a lung, and lacerated his forehead and right elbow. |