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Singleton Electric Company, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Singleton Electric Company, Inc in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Singleton Electric Company, Inc Report ID 2018032452
Address 919 Rhode Island Ave NE (at 5th St NE City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20018
Event Date March 12, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1307369
GPS Coordinates 38.92000, -76.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a bender machine to bend a short pipe when his right hand was caught in the equipment, amputating one of his fingertips.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2018, a worker at Singleton Electric Company, Inc in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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