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Steel Systems Installation, Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Steel Systems Installation, Inc in QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Steel Systems Installation, Inc Report ID 2016010698
Address PO BOX 307, 175 N Lime Street City, State ZIP QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17566
Event Date January 25, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -76.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to position pipe into a steel holding area. The employee's left hand was caught between the pipe and steel structure, amputating the left thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2016, a worker at Steel Systems Installation, Inc in QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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