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Hall Industries, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hall Industries, Inc. in ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hall Industries, Inc. Report ID 2016065826
Address 1 USS Industrial Way City, State ZIP ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 16117
Event Date June 29, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Band saws
Secondary Source Angle irons
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.85000, -80.27000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were manually handling two pieces of 3" x 3" x 3/8" angle iron that were 20-feet long, attempting to get the pieces on a band saw. As the employees moved the angle iron onto the saw, the injured employee's right pinky finger was caught between the angle iron and the saw table, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2016, a worker at Hall Industries, Inc. in ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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