Amputations

Name: Amputations at PPL Electric Utilities
Start: 5/12/2020

1 amputation · 2020054405 · 5/12/2020 · PPL Electric Utilities

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: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PPL Electric Utilities
Location: 1145 Little Gap Road, PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18071
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were replacing a cover on a compact trench system. While they were dropping the cover in, one employee's left middle and ring fingers were pinched. Both fingers were broken, and the middle fingertip was amputated. The employee underwent surgery.

Source

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