Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc.
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact — Amputations involving bone loss — WEST SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087266 |
| Address | 1810 W Sunbury Road | City, State ZIP | WEST SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA 16061 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact | Source of Injury | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Concrete paving machines, pavers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | 1768185 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.05000, -79.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking beside an asphalt paving machine. The employee tripped and fell into the path of the machine, whose tracks ran over the employee's right leg. The employee suffered an amputation to the lower leg.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2024, a worker at Shields Asphalt Paving, Inc. in WEST SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact, with ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 103 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact injuries.
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