Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Del-Co Water Company, 4940 St Rt 229, MARENGO, OHIO 43334
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was assisting with hitching a trailer to a truck. The employee was working to engage the lunette ring on the trailer with the pintle hook on the truck. A mini-excavator began driving onto the rear of the trailer. The added weight caused the rear of the trailer to lower and the front to rise, creating a pinch point between the trailer and the truck. The employee s left thumb was caught in the latch mechanism of the pintle hook. The thumb tip was partially amputated and required surgery.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Vehicle trailers, trailing units