Amputations

Name: Amputations at Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
Start: 9/27/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099105 · 9/27/2016 · Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
Location: 135 Gordon Nagle Trail, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 27, 2016, an employee was unhooking the safety chain from the hauling trailer when the truck driver started to pull ahead. The employee's right-hand middle finger was pinched and amputated between the safety chain and the trailer's hitch.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown