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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063907 · 6/19/2015 · M. O'Herron Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
M. O'Herron Company
Location
Castle Shannon Boulevard, CASTLE SHANNON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15234
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's left index fingertip was amputated when it got pinched between a road plate while rigging the plate to a backhoe bucket with a lift chain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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