Brookville Equipment Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Brookville Equipment Corporation | Report ID | 2015118941 |
| Address | 4 S. Pickering Street | City, State ZIP | BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15825 |
| Event Date | November 25, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Angle irons |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336510 | Inspection # | 1109279 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.15000, -79.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was sliding 1/4 inch by 14 feet long angle iron from the forks of a forklift onto the storage racks. The employee pinched his right ring finger between the angle iron and the fork of the forklift. The incident resulted in the amputation of the employee's right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 25, 2015, a worker at Brookville Equipment Corporation in BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with angle irons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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