Brennstuhl Construction. Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MANSFIELD, OHIO
| Employer | Brennstuhl Construction. Inc. | Report ID | 2020076294 |
| Address | 700 Marion Ave | City, State ZIP | MANSFIELD, OHIO 44906 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Secondary Source | Dump truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.74000, -82.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to remove a trailer from a dump truck. The employee had unhooked the electricity and had just removed the pin to the trailer hitch when an excavator was offloaded from the trailer. The tongue of the trailer jumped off the hitch and pinched the employee's right index finger, causing a fracture, a torn ligament, the loss of the nail, and the amputation of about 3/8 inch of the tip.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2020, a worker at Brennstuhl Construction. Inc. in MANSFIELD, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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