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NPL Construction Company

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NPL Construction Company in PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO
Employer NPL Construction Company Report ID 2021020944
Address 400 West Main Street City, State ZIP PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO 43837
Event Date February 2, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.32000, -81.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the ground reaching over the rear passenger side wheel well directly adjacent to an affixed catwalk on the rear of a water supply truck. While the employee was operating a drain valve located on the rear of the tank, the employee slipped on snow and ice building up on the street surface. As the employee slipped and fell, they grabbed the catwalk guard railing and their left ring finger caught on the railing corner gusset support, resulting in a partial amputation down to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2021, a worker at NPL Construction Company in PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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