Amputations

Name: Amputations at PENNLINE SERVICE
Start: 5/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020054457 · 5/13/2020 · PENNLINE SERVICE

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: Chippers

Employer

Name: PENNLINE SERVICE
Location: 1683 Middle Road Ext, GIBSONIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15044
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a grease gun to grease a wood chipper turret. The chipper was spun, and the employee's right index finger was pinched in a grease outlet hole on the chipper. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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