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Col-Fin Specialty Steel II Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Col-Fin Specialty Steel II Inc in NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Col-Fin Specialty Steel II Inc Report ID 2017076485
Address 100 Front Street City, State ZIP NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15066
Event Date July 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1251875
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -80.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling wire through a die on a draw block machine when the employee's left ring finger was caught and amputated between the machine's jaws and the drum.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2017, a worker at Col-Fin Specialty Steel II Inc in NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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