SHADY GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Grove U.S. LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Grove U.S. LLC, 1565 Buchanan Trail East, SHADY GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 17256 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee helped a second employee assemble a boom stop, which involved sliding a spring into a tube. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the spring coil and the outer edge of the tube, amputating the fingertip.
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An employee was assembling a boom when a metal wedge fell out of the boom assembly and struck the employee on the forehead, causing a broken skull and a contusion.
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