Amputations

Name: Amputations at Crystal Mitchell Excavating
Start: 11/9/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110363 · 11/9/2023 · Crystal Mitchell Excavating

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Lamp posts, street lights

Employer

Name: Crystal Mitchell Excavating
Location: 1019 Old Mill Run Road, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
NAICS: 238190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking down the mast of a light. While the employee was cranking down the mast, the cables got twisted. The employee reached to guide the cables and the mast released causing the cables to tighten. The employee's fingers were caught between a cable and the spool and three fingers were amputated.

Source

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