ECORE INTERNATIONAL
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | ECORE INTERNATIONAL | Report ID | 2016053744 |
| Address | 715 FOUNTAIN AVENUE | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17608 |
| Event Date | May 3, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Tables, worktables |
| Secondary Source | Guardrails, road dividers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326299 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.05000, -76.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was relocating a workbench with another employee to a temporary location so the floor could be painted. While grasping the table from the sides, his left pinky was pinched between the table and a stationary guard rail which resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 3, 2016, a worker at ECORE INTERNATIONAL in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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