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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020065389 · 6/9/2020 · Synergy Solar, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Synergy Solar, Inc.
Location
2344 Plainfield Pike, JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND, 02919
NAICS
221114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A support for erecting a solar array was being driven into the ground, but had stopped due to an underground obstruction. An employee was re-connecting a chain to the ground support when the puller ram machine activated, causing the chain to rise up and tighten around the support and catch the employee's finger. The employee sustained an open fracture, laceration, and hematoma to the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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