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American Asphalt Paving Co.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SHAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at American Asphalt Paving Co. in SHAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer American Asphalt Paving Co. Report ID 2022086747
Address 500 Chase Road City, State ZIP SHAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18708
Event Date August 1, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
Industry (NAICS) 324121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.29000, -75.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the inside of a concrete mixer. The employee's left little finger was caught between the mixer's motor and its sprocket, and the fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2022, a worker at American Asphalt Paving Co. in SHAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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