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The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division in PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT
Employer The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division Report ID 2017087455
Address 355 Atwater Street City, State ZIP PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06479
Event Date August 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 332111 Inspection # 1254030
GPS Coordinates 41.57000, -72.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a load of steel bars when his fingers were caught between the bars, crushing and partially amputating his left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2017, a worker at The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division in PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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