GSM ROOFING
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | GSM ROOFING | Report ID | 2020032364 |
| Address | park City Center, Route 30 | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Buckets, baskets, pails |
| Secondary Source | Loaders, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -76.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading pails of adhesive into the bucket of a utility loader when their left middle finger was pinched between a 15-gallon pail and the bucket and amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2020, a worker at GSM ROOFING in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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