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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087944 · 8/27/2024 · Barletta Materials & Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object unspecified
Source
Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary source
Concrete paving machines, pavers

Employer

Name
Barletta Materials & Construction, Inc.
Location
Church Street, TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18252
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were setting up a paver for a paving project starting the next day. They were installing the strike-off plate when the plate slid while it was being attached and struck the injured employee's right thumb, amputating the tip of it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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