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Pittsburgh Corning Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FRESNO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pittsburgh Corning Corporation in FRESNO, TEXAS
Employer Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Report ID 20161010032
Address 810 FM 521 City, State ZIP FRESNO, TEXAS 77545
Event Date October 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 327212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.52000, -95.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on equipment that was not in operation. A chain on the equipment was bound up and had tension on it. The employee took a bar to pry and loosen the chain because the chain had some energy in it. When the chain became free, the chain moved slightly, energized. His finger was above the chain and it slipped between the sprocket and the chain. His right index fingertip was caught between the chain and the sprocket and amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2016, a worker at Pittsburgh Corning Corporation in FRESNO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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