PRODUCTION CASTINGS, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — FENTON, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PRODUCTION CASTINGS, INC. in FENTON, Missouri
Employer PRODUCTION CASTINGS, INC.
Address 1410 West Lark
City, State ZIP FENTON, Missouri 63026
Report ID 20191111703
Event Date November 11, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 331523
GPS Coordinates 38.49000, -90.49000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping someone roll a steel tie bar onto a cart when the tie bar fell and the employee attempted to catch it. The tie bar rolled on top of the employee's left ring and middle fingers, crushing them and resulting in a partial traumatic amputation of the left middle finger through the phalanx.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2019, a worker at PRODUCTION CASTINGS, INC. in FENTON, Missouri suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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