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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065932 · 6/16/2018 · Latex Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Latex Construction Company
Location
Route 487, CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17820
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was steadying a road boring machine as it was loaded onto the back of a truck. The employee's right index finger was in a pinch point when the machine was lowered onto the finger, crushing it and requiring a medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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