United Concrete Products, Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | United Concrete Products, Inc | Report ID | 20191010526 |
| Address | 173 Church Street | City, State ZIP | YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06492 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Dies, molds, patterns |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | 1442252 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.48000, -72.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was taking concrete out from a cast mold when his middle finger became caught while trying to keep the "key-way" open, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2019, a worker at United Concrete Products, Inc in YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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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