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NOVA Chemicals Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NOVA Chemicals Inc. in MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer NOVA Chemicals Inc. Report ID 2016010420
Address 400 Frankfort Road City, State ZIP MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA 15061
Event Date January 15, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # 1119259
GPS Coordinates 40.64000, -80.36000

Incident Narrative

The employee was attempting to line up the holes of the heat exchanger with the holes in the heat exchanger support structure to reinstall the bolts that hold it together. The heat exchanger moved and caught his left thumb in a pinch point resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2016, a worker at NOVA Chemicals Inc. in MONACA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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