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Masters Concrete Products, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Masters Concrete Products, Inc. in KINGSLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Masters Concrete Products, Inc. Report ID 20171111217
Address 9495 Main Street City, State ZIP KINGSLEY, PENNSYLVANIA 18826
Event Date November 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Piers, wharfs
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.75000, -75.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing rigging to lift concrete piers when his left hand was pinched between the chain and the pier as the lift was initiated, amputating a finger(s).

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2017, a worker at Masters Concrete Products, Inc. in KINGSLEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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