Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc.
Start: 8/8/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087266 · 8/8/2024 · Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
Source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Secondary source: Concrete paving machines, pavers

Employer

Name: Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc.
Location: 1810 W Sunbury Road, WEST SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16061
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking beside an asphalt paving machine. The employee tripped and fell into the path of the machine, whose tracks ran over the employee's right leg. The employee suffered an amputation to the lower leg.

Source

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