Plowman Construction LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — ELLSWORTH, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plowman Construction LLC in ELLSWORTH, MAINE
Employer Plowman Construction LLC Report ID 2025076547
Address High Street City, State ZIP ELLSWORTH, MAINE 04605
Event Date July 8, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Agitators, mixers earth, mineral
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.53000, -68.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the consistency of the mortar in a concrete mixer when the rotating mixer blades amputated their right little finger.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2025, a worker at Plowman Construction LLC in ELLSWORTH, MAINE suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with agitators, mixers earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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