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Tri-Vet Design & Fabrication LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Crushing injuries — SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-Vet Design & Fabrication LLC in SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tri-Vet Design & Fabrication LLC Report ID 2016032025
Address 301 E Washington Street City, State ZIP SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA 17976
Event Date March 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # 1131788
GPS Coordinates 40.82000, -76.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of 1/4"-thick by 2"-wide by 2'-long steel flat bar into an electric plate rolling machine. The employee noticed that the material was feeding crooked. When he tried to straighten it, his right hand was pulled into the rolling mechanism, crushing the index and middle fingers between the rollers. He used his left hand to push the roll-release lever, which freed his right hand from the machine.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2016, a worker at Tri-Vet Design & Fabrication LLC in SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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