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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010511 · 1/17/2017 · Colonial Metal Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Colonial Metal Products, Inc.
Location
2350 Quality Lane, HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16148
NAICS
333517
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was wiping off a roll of steel with a rag and cleaner. The employee directed another employee to rotate the roll. As the roll rotated, it pinched the injured employee's right pinky finger between the rolls of steel. The fingertip had to be amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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