Amputations

Name: Amputations at Atlantic Pile Inc.
Start: 2/6/2017

1 amputation · 2017021162 · 2/6/2017 · Atlantic Pile Inc.

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: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: Atlantic Pile Inc.
Location: 2909 Washington Road, PARLIN, NEW JERSEY, 08859
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was watching a crane drive a timber pile into the ground. His hand was between the cable and the timber pile as the crane operator lifted the cable. The cable then pulled tight, pinching and amputating his right thumb tip.

Source

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