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Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — ADAMSVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC. in ADAMSVILLE, OHIO
Employer Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC. Report ID 2017065443
Address GPS Coordinates 39N 81W City, State ZIP ADAMSVILLE, OHIO 43802
Event Date June 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -81.88000

Incident Narrative

On June 14, 2017, an employee was oiling the thumb of an excavator when the employee's hand became trapped between the excavator's bucket and thumb. The employee suffered left hand fractures and lacerations, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2017, a worker at Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC. in ADAMSVILLE, OHIO suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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