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Morgan Truck Body, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Morgan Truck Body, LLC in MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Morgan Truck Body, LLC Report ID 2015052944
Address 111 Morgan Way City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543
Event Date May 18, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -75.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually transporting a truck body onto a transfer table. As he was setting it down, he pinched his finger between the truck body and the transfer table, sustaining an avulsion to the pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2015, a worker at Morgan Truck Body, LLC in MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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