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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171111077 · 11/17/2017 · Alex E. Paris Contracting Company, 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 object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Jackhammers-powered

Employer

Name
Alex E. Paris Contracting Company, Inc.
Location
370 Frankfort Road, MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15061
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a jack hammer to remove concrete at a job site. The employee rested the jack hammer against some pipes while he used a shovel to remove debris. The jack hammer slid off the pipe, striking and crushing the employee's left middle finger, which had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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