Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. — Amputations — HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME in HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME Report ID 2021119549
Address Hillsborough City, State ZIP HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03244
Event Date November 4, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.99000, -71.44000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were moving a trailer mounted compressor by hand after disconnecting it from a truck. The two employees were pulling the trailer forward, moving closer to the back end of the original tow vehicle. As the momentum behind the trailer increased, employee 1 attempted to control the trailer by placing his hand on the trailer tongue. Employee 1's finger became caught between the towing truck's bumper and the edge of the trailer tongue. The employee' s little finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2021, a worker at Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME in HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c., with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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