Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — INDIANOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc. | Report ID | 2015010474 |
| Address | 900 Rt. 910 | City, State ZIP | INDIANOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 15051 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Cranes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331221 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.58000, -79.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hospitalized after sustaining an injury to his right ring finger in the coil bay. The employee caught his right ring finger between a C-hook and a coil while operating an overhead crane remotely.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2015, a worker at Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc. in INDIANOLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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