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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015075219 · 7/29/2015 · Exelon Generation LLC

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
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Exelon Generation LLC
Location
1848 Lay Road, DELTA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17314
NAICS
221113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee working South of Delta cooling tower was removing a 380 lb. stuffing box from packaging using a grove crane. The crane was not involved. As the employee was moving the stuffing box on the skid he pinched his left pinky between the box and the shipping crate amputating his left pinky tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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