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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024075964 · 7/3/2024 · Creekview Lawn and Landscapes LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Chippers
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Creekview Lawn and Landscapes LLC
Location
249 Farmhouse Lane, PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17078
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chipper for landscaping debris when a log became jammed. The employee turned off the machine and was unjamming the log when the chipper blade contacted his left middle and ring fingers, partially amputating them.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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