Groff Tractor & Equipment, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Groff Tractor & Equipment, Inc. | Report ID | 2018021257 |
| Address | 6779 Carlisle Pike | City, State ZIP | MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17050 |
| Event Date | February 6, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423810 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.23000, -77.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning grease from the front hydraulic coupling hoses of a wheel loader to align the holes and coupling pins manually. Once the coupling pins were aligned, the system's hydraulic system was ready for testing. A second employee climbed into the wheel loader's cab as the first employee examined the pins. The second employee turned the wheel loader key, which automatically engaged the pins. At the same time, the first employee tried to clear out some additional grease from the coupling hole. The first employee's right middle finger was crushed at the nail bed by the hydraulic pin, resulting in amputation of the right middle finger at the nail bed.
Incident Summary
On February 6, 2018, a worker at Groff Tractor & Equipment, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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