Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jay Gill Plumbing & Heating, 2109 Meadville Road, TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16354
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employees were unloading a tractor in order to dig up a drain line. One employee was using a pry bar to loosen the chains. The pry bar slipped and flew out of his hand, striking another employee on the hand. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle fingertip.
The injured employee was holding a board that was being cut by another employee. The board kicked back, causing the saw to amputate the employee's left little finger and lacerate their left hand, resulting in nerve damage.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was working in a trench box while a co-worker was lowering a piece of plastic pipe by hand using a rope. The pipe swung and struck the employee's hand, fracturing their right thumb and middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee went over to a co-worker's station while the co-worker was using a powered meat knife. As the injured employee was pointing, his right index fingertip was amputated.
Two employees were using a handheld banding tool to make banding tape for tent set-ups. One employee was holding the banding tool and the injured employee was looping a metal clip around the tape. The tool closed while the injured employee's hand was near the banding mechanism. The banding tape caught the employee's right ring finger as it tightened, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.
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