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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017099192 · 9/25/2017 · Delaware Valley Concrete

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
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
Delaware Valley Concrete
Location
248 East County Line Rd, HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 19040
NAICS
327320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working underneath a truck, installing a flat spring, when the jack failed. The employee's left index fingertip was then pinched and amputated in the flat spring.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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