Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. in NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Report ID 2015021341
Address 411 Sunapee Street City, State ZIP NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03773
Event Date February 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 331512 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.37000, -72.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee pinched a finger when standing up a steel drum. Soft tissue was torn from the finger tip with no bone loss.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2015, a worker at Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. in NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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