Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated
Start: 4/30/2022

1 amputation · 2022043732 · 4/30/2022 · Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Shelves, shelving
Secondary source: Jewelry, ID badge lanyards

Employer

Name: Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated
Location: 100 Hammersmith Drive, PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17963
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a step stool to reach an item on a shelf. The employee grabbed the shelf with their left hand and the item with their right hand. The step stool slid out from under the employee and their wedding band got caught on the shelf. The employee's ring finger was degloved and had to be medically amputated.

Source

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