Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ANACONDA, MONTANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc in ANACONDA, MONTANA
Employer Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc Report ID 2017109727
Address 241 Willow Glen Road City, State ZIP ANACONDA, MONTANA 59711
Event Date October 10, 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 Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 46.10000, -112.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a gasket between flanges that were held apart with wedges. One of the wedges slipped out and the flanges came together smashing the employee's index finger resulting in partial amputation of the distal soft tissue.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company Inc in ANACONDA, MONTANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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