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A.R.Plante Materials & Earthworks, LLC

Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at A.R.Plante Materials & Earthworks, LLC in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer A.R.Plante Materials & Earthworks, LLC Report ID 20241211758
Address Westgate Mall City, State ZIP BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02301
Event Date December 20, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified Source of Injury Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary Source Springs, coils
Industry (NAICS) 327992 Inspection # 1795871
GPS Coordinates 42.09000, -71.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a snow plow, trying to free a spring that had become struck when their finger was pinched in the springs on the snow plow. When the spring released, it amputated the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2024, a worker at A.R.Plante Materials & Earthworks, LLC in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified, with vehicle and machine front attachments identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified injuries.

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