Amputations

Name: Amputations at Conewago Enterprises Incorporated
Start: 10/23/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010941 · 10/23/2018 · Conewago Enterprises Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Source: Manhole and cistern covers
Secondary source: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Conewago Enterprises Incorporated
Location: Snyders of Hanover, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working together to lift a manhole cover. One employee placed a claw hammer in the manhole cover to lift it approximately 12 inches when the hammer slipped. The other employee tried to grab the cover but it fell and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

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