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Evergreen Metallurgical Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Evergreen Metallurgical Company in BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Evergreen Metallurgical Company Report ID 2018043924
Address 679 East Butler Road City, State ZIP BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA 16002
Event Date April 24, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332117 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.86000, -79.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a 215-pound toggle into a crushing machine when the toggle slipped and fell onto his left ring finger, catching it between the toggle and the machine frame. His finger suffered an avulsion that led to a surgical amputation of his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2018, a worker at Evergreen Metallurgical Company in BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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