Amputations

Name: Amputations at Allen Distribution
Start: 6/20/2022

1 amputation · 2022065347 · 6/20/2022 · Allen Distribution

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: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: Allen Distribution
Location: 3455 Ritner Highway, NEWVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17241
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a boom lift, hanging cables. A rope attached to the boom lift's cage got caught in the boom lift's wheels and pinched the employee's right middle finger against the cage. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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