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Tom Allen Construction Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tom Allen Construction Company in EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tom Allen Construction Company Report ID 2017054086
Address Munntown Road Crossing City, State ZIP EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA 15330
Event Date May 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, unspecified
Secondary Source Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -80.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a 6" threaded metal fitting to a mud unit. The fitting slipped and the employee's left middle fingertip was crushed and amputated between the fitting and the mud unit.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2017, a worker at Tom Allen Construction Company in EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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