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Special Metals

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Special Metals in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Special Metals Report ID 2015086237
Address 3200 Riverside Drive City, State ZIP HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25705
Event Date August 28, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 331491 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.41000, -82.38000

Incident Narrative

On August 28, 2015, at approximately 6:45pm, while performing maintenance on a machine, another employee activated the machine after receiving verbal confirmation from the mechanic to go ahead. The maintenance mechanic suffered the amputation of his left thumb after it was pinched between a table and material near the entry end of the cap line.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2015, a worker at Special Metals in HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tables, worktables identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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