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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 20180910007
Address 560 Walnut Bottom Road City, State ZIP SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17257
Event Date September 27, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -77.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assembling a boom lift, inserting and sliding a section of boom into another boom section. The underside of her left middle finger was pinched the two sections, resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2018, a worker at JLG Industries, Inc. in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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