POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC, 135 Gordon Nagle Trail, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17901 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A temporary employee was lining up a concrete form during a changeover. His left middle finger was in a bolt hole when the concrete form slid into position and amputated his fingertip.
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On June 16, 2020, at approximately 5:00 PM, an employee reached to use controls to lower a hydraulic part of a trailer. The truck was on a hill and the unmovable part of the trailer moved and pinched his forearm against a concrete beam. He was hospitalized with injury to the right forearm.
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An employee was delivering concrete beams to a construction project along a highway. During the unloading process, the employee was on the tractor when the employee lost footing and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee suffered bruised ribs and a dislocated finger, requiring hospitalization.
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Two steel beams were being set into place on dunnage. An employee was placing pads under the bearing points when a beam struck the employee's left wrist, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was finalizing a load for transport on a flatbed trailer. When finished, the employee used a chain to descend to the ground. The opposite end of the chain was not connected to anything and the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured pelvis.
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