Amputations

Name: Amputations at Grove U.S. LLC
Start: 12/12/2018

1 amputation · 20181212779 · 12/12/2018 · Grove U.S. LLC

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: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Grove U.S. LLC
Location: 1565 Buchanan Trail East, SHADY GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17256
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee helped a second employee assemble a boom stop, which involved sliding a spring into a tube. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the spring coil and the outer edge of the tube, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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