Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PENFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc. in PENFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc. Report ID 2016098491
Address Route 153 City, State ZIP PENFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 15849
Event Date September 8, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.20000, -78.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning asphalt material from the back of a truck with a scraper when the truck's tailgate moved and trapped his right pinky finger in a pinch point, amputating it to the second joint.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2016, a worker at Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc. in PENFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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