Cardone Industries, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Cardone Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2017032059 |
| Address | 5670 Rising Sun Avenue | City, State ZIP | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19120 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-powered, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336310 | Inspection # | 1218033 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.03000, -75.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At the differential axle line, an employee sustained the amputation of his right ring fingertip while he was training another employee. A push air gun that the injured employee was holding caused an atlas square fixture to spin which caused the amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2017, a worker at Cardone Industries, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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