Amputations

Name: Amputations at Frontier Communications Corporation
Start: 3/3/2020

1 amputation · 2020032067 · 3/3/2020 · Frontier Communications Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Towers, poles, unspecified

Employer

Name: Frontier Communications Corporation
Location: State Route 118, SWEET VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 18656
NAICS: 517212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a B-arm on a pole and was using an impact wrench. The impact wrench loosened the bolt and the arm fell, pinching the employee's index finger between the arm and the pole resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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