Metropolitan-Edison
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Amputations — FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Metropolitan-Edison | Report ID | 2017032859 |
| Address | 103 Jacks Mountain Road | City, State ZIP | FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 17320 |
| Event Date | March 30, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 2211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -77.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reading a meter at a residence when she was bitten by a dog and suffered the amputation of her right pinky fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 30, 2017, a worker at Metropolitan-Edison in FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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