Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc., 1132 Gale Lemerand Drive, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32607
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On October 27, 2021, the injured employee was helping another employee to align two pieces of metal pipe 6 inches in diameter in order to prepare the metal for welding. The employee was using a hammer to hit the pipe to get it better aligned when the injured employee's right middle finger was hit by the hammer, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.