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Ambrose Bros., Inc.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ambrose Bros., Inc. in MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Ambrose Bros., Inc. Report ID 2020076866
Address 91 Main St. City, State ZIP MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03253
Event Date July 21, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1486681
GPS Coordinates 43.65000, -71.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing nearby while a dump truck dumped a load of gravel. The employee tried to manually remove a rock that was stuck in the tailgate and suffered a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2020, a worker at Ambrose Bros., Inc. in MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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