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JLG Industries, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at JLG Industries, Inc. in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer JLG Industries, Inc. Report ID 2017076993
Address 560 Walnut Bottom Road City, State ZIP SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17257
Event Date July 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers, unspecified
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -77.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a cylinder off a rack when it slipped and caught the employee's right index finger between the cylinder and the rack, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2017, a worker at JLG Industries, Inc. in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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