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Honeywell Safety Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Honeywell Safety Products in FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Honeywell Safety Products Report ID 2019011015
Address 1345 15th Street City, State ZIP FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA 16323
Event Date January 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 339113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.37000, -79.85000

Incident Narrative

Two maintenance employees were working together replacing a shaft pin, bushings, and spacers on a crimping machine. While they were attempting to lower the top half via a crane into the bottom half, the parts became misaligned. The first employee used his finger to feel inside the shaft hole and determine why it was not fitting together. The second employee, who was at the controls of the hoist, lifted the part, causing the very tip of the first employee's left index finger to become caught. The first employee suffered a fingertip amputation to the index finger on his left hand.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2019, a worker at Honeywell Safety Products in FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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