Amputations

Name: Amputations at DBI SERVICES, LLC
Start: 7/17/2017

1 amputation · 2017076613 · 7/17/2017 · DBI SERVICES, 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: Trailers
Secondary source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: DBI SERVICES, LLC
Location: 100 North Conahan Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.

Source

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