Miller Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Miller Industries, Inc. |
| Address | 2755 Kirilla Road |
| City, State ZIP | HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania 16148 |
| Report ID | 2018065369 |
| Event Date | June 2, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.19000, -80.46000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was positioning a main cylinder on the back of a truck. The cylinder has a hole in it that is to line up with a hole on the back of the truck. Once lined up, a pin is to be inserted to hold the cylinder in place. A pry bar is used to help keep the cylinder straight and prevent bowing.
The employee used a finger to see if the holes lined up. The pry bar moved and the employee's finger was pinched in the opening where the pin should go. The employee sustained a fingertip injury that required surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On June 2, 2018, a worker at Miller Industries, Inc. in HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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