Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Lincoln Recycling, Inc.
Start: 10/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024109577 · 10/15/2024 · Lincoln Recycling, 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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Dump trucks
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Lincoln Recycling, Inc.
Location: 1602 Selinger Avenue, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
NAICS: 331492
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping the driver of a lugger truck pick up a lugger box using hydraulic arms. The employee was holding a pin extension to help dump the lugger box. His left hand was caught in a pinch point when the lugger box was engaged and moved. The employee suffered amputation of his left index fingertip.

Source

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