G. Ritsick & Sons, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | G. Ritsick & Sons, Inc. | Report ID | 2020054159 |
| Address | Pocono Organics, 1234 Long Pond Road | City, State ZIP | LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA 18334 |
| Event Date | May 4, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.05000, -75.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stepping out of a scissor lift when his left ring finger got caught in the metal wire/pins of the scissor lift gate. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On May 4, 2020, a worker at G. Ritsick & Sons, Inc. in LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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