Amputations

Name: Amputations at LB Water - Selinsgrove
Start: 4/27/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043804 · 4/27/2023 · LB Water - Selinsgrove

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: LB Water - Selinsgrove
Location: 593 South High Street, SELINSGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17870
NAICS: 488390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a trailer to the back of a truck when their finger was caught between the trailer ball and the truck hitch. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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