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SPANCO, Incorporated

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SPANCO, Incorporated in MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer SPANCO, Incorporated Report ID 2024109474
Address 604 Hemlock Road City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543
Event Date October 11, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Cranes unspecified
Secondary Source Chains
Industry (NAICS) 333923 Inspection # 1782877
GPS Coordinates 40.14000, -75.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping a metal beam for paint in the paint area. The employee lifted the crane while his ring finger was between the eye hook on the crane and the eye on the hoisting chain, pinching it. The employee sustained a partial medical amputation of the fingertip from the nail bed.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2024, a worker at SPANCO, Incorporated in MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with cranes unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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