Amputations

Name: Amputations at A. Merante Contracting, Inc.
Start: 8/31/2017

1 amputation · 2017088425 · 8/31/2017 · A. Merante Contracting, 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: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Dump truck

Employer

Name: A. Merante Contracting, Inc.
Location: 1200 Glass Run Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a piece of pipe from a dump truck when the truck moved forward and he slipped. As he slipped, he gave a stopping motion to the driver. The driver stopped suddenly, and the truck tailgate came down and amputated the employee's right pinky finger.

Source

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