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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054516 · 5/23/2016 · Benchmark Construction Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Benchmark Construction Company Inc.
Location
549 North Lime Street, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17602
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding on to the basket of the aerial lift. The employee's left middle finger was crushed between the lift rail and a piece of steel resulting in the amputation of the fingertip below the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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