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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043061 · 4/4/2017 · Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC
Location
60 Wooster Court, BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, 06010
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 3, 2017, at 11:55 a.m., the injured employee and three other employees were transporting a decommissioned, pumped out, triple rinsed steel metal tank, 4' x 5' x 4' using a forklift to a metal recycling roll-off container located outside behind the plant. The injured employee was guiding the tank with his hands when the rest of the crew was attempting to place the tank into the roll-off container. The tank slipped off the forks and crushed the injured employee's left ring fingertip pad between the tank and metal container wall, amputating the left ring fingertip pad.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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