White Line Construction
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — AVELLA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | White Line Construction | Report ID | 20201110373 |
| Address | Near Intersection of State Rt. 50 and State Rt, 231 | City, State ZIP | AVELLA, PENNSYLVANIA 15312 |
| Event Date | November 2, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Skid steer loaders, mini loaders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.27000, -80.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A skid steer was pulling a steel truss. The truss got stuck and when an employee tried to free it, his left pinky finger was caught between the truss and the rollers of the winch on the skid steer resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 2, 2020, a worker at White Line Construction in AVELLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with skid steer loaders, mini loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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