Amputations

Name: Amputations at Best Line Leasing, Inc.
Start: 1/9/2023

1 amputation · 2023010240 · 1/9/2023 · Best Line Leasing, 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: Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Best Line Leasing, Inc.
Location: 5120 East Trindle Road, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17050
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a light tower onto a gooseneck trailer. When he pivoted the trailer jack up to lay the tongue of the light tower down, his finger became pinched between the light tower coupler and the wooden deck on the trailer. He sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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