JLG Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MC CONNELLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | JLG Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 20161110866 |
| Address | 221 Success Dr. | City, State ZIP | MC CONNELLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17233 |
| Event Date | November 18, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423830 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.98000, -78.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to assemble a standard duty wrecker and was in the process of guiding a part into position when a component inside of the part shifted and pinched/partially amputated the employee's finger between two sections.
Incident Summary
On November 18, 2016, a worker at JLG Industries, Inc. in MC CONNELLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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