METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — ARNOLD, MISSOURI
| Employer | METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION | Report ID | 2017098706 |
| Address | 42 Tenbrook Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | ARNOLD, MISSOURI 63010 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Vises, clamps |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1262870 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.43000, -90.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using an aluminum scrap brick clamping bar to move scrap to a pallet when the clamping bar amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2017, a worker at METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION in ARNOLD, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with vises, clamps identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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