OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCORPORATED
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCORPORATED | Report ID | 2024042892 |
| Address | 1900 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE | City, State ZIP | CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA 19021 |
| Event Date | April 2, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Agitators, mixers earth, mineral |
| Secondary Source | Container caps, lids, covers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327332 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.09000, -74.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out a mixer lid when a hatch fell from its open position and severed the tip of his left thumb. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the tip of their left thumb.
Incident Summary
On April 2, 2024, a worker at OLDCASTLE PRECAST INCORPORATED in CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with agitators, mixers earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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