OSHA Injury Report: Big 4 Erectors, L.P.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

injured worker states that he was walking to his work area with a bottled water in his left hand and a Hilti [REDACTED] in his right hand supported on his right shoulder (grasped by the main handle). He was in process of stepping up to a stack of concrete wall placements laid out near the entrance of the construction site.

What happened

IW stepped up to the concrete wall and the loose concrete mix caused him to slip. He let go of the hammer drill and used his right hand to regain his balance by placing it near the edge of the concrete wall. It was a this point that the hammer drill struck his right pinky finger.

Injury or illness

hammer drill struck his right pinky finger and suffered multiple fractures and lacerations

Object or substance involved

Hilti Rotary Hammer

Summary line

Slipped holding a hammer drill that struck his right pinky finger.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.