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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021183 · 2/9/2021 · VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.

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
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
Location
3000 Peltz St, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19146
NAICS
221330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a valve in the floor that had a handle wheel in the top. When he pulled it, the handle wheel spun and smashed his hand against a piece of metal angle iron, resulting in amputation of his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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