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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010970 · 1/29/2020 · PPL Electric Utilities

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PPL Electric Utilities
Location
1537 Presidential Dr., WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18052
NAICS
221119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 29, 2020, at approximately 10:50 a.m., an employee was setting up equipment in preparation for cable pulling when his finger made inadvertent contact with the duct dog (cable pulling equipment), resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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