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BMC East, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BMC East, LLC in PARADISE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer BMC East, LLC Report ID 2017053923
Address 3356 Lincoln Highway City, State ZIP PARADISE, PENNSYLVANIA 17562
Event Date May 1, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 423390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.00000, -76.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a vertical stacker to raise trusses. When the employee pushed the stacker bar over, it started to fall. As the employee tried to catch it, the stacker pinched and amputated the employee's fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2017, a worker at BMC East, LLC in PARADISE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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