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TB Wood's Incorprated

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TB Wood's Incorprated in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer TB Wood's Incorprated Report ID 2015085522
Address 440 North Fifth Avenue City, State ZIP CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17201
Event Date August 6, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Doors, except garage and vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 333613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.93000, -77.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee pushed a cart through a doorway out of a walk-in oven. The employee had his hands on the outside of the cart. As the employee came around a corner, the cart cut the corner and pinched the employee's finger between the cart and the door jam. The employee sustained an amputation to the tip of the left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2015, a worker at TB Wood's Incorprated in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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