Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Ligonier Construction Company
Start: 6/30/2025

1 amputation · 2025066284 · 6/30/2025 · Ligonier Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source: Clamps, couplings
Secondary source: Machinery unspecified

Employer

Name: Ligonier Construction Company
Location: Laurel Ridge Road, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15909
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing a jersey barrier clamp that was hooked to a chain. The beam clamp was being set down on the bed of a truck when the chain got caught. The employee was working to untangle the chain when the clamp came down and crushed their right little finger. About 1 inch of the finger was amputated.

Source

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