New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — MANNS CHOICE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company | Report ID | 2024109431 |
| Address | PA Turnpike - New Baltimore Construction Project MP 10.6, 170 New Baltimore Road | City, State ZIP | MANNS CHOICE, PENNSYLVANIA 15550 |
| Event Date | October 9, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Material transfer machines construction |
| Secondary Source | Hoppers except confined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | 1783051 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.97000, -78.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adding an anti-slip foaming agent to a paving transfer machine when the container of foaming agent fell into the machine's hopper. When the employee went to remove the container, his right arm was caught in the machine's rotating blades, resulting in amputation of the arm.
Incident Summary
On October 9, 2024, a worker at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company in MANNS CHOICE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with material transfer machines construction identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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