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Diamond Materials, LLC

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Amputations — BEAR, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Diamond Materials, LLC in BEAR, DELAWARE
Employer Diamond Materials, LLC Report ID 2016109913
Address State of Delaware SR 72 Design Build, Intersection of Rt 72 and Rt 1 City, State ZIP BEAR, DELAWARE 19701
Event Date October 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1185930
GPS Coordinates 39.60000, -75.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to set a concrete lid weighing a couple hundred pounds for an electrical box in place. One end of a length of steel chain was attached to a steel loop (hasp) embedded in the concrete lid. The employee attempted to attach the other end of this chain to a steel loop (hasp) on the back (underside) of an excavator bucket when the excavator boom unexpectedly dropped, pinning the employee's right thumb between the bottom of the excavator bucket and the concrete lid. His right thumb was amputated at a point between the first and second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2016, a worker at Diamond Materials, LLC in BEAR, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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