Wabtec Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Wabtec Corporation | Report ID | 20191212863 |
| Address | 1503 W Main Street Ext. | City, State ZIP | GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 16127 |
| Event Date | December 15, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.17000, -80.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fitting an engine frame onto its roll-over fixture. As the employee was guiding the pins on the engine frame into the holes on the roll-over fixture, the frame moved downward and pinched the employee's left hand between the frame and the roll-over fixture. He was hospitalized for hand surgery.
Incident Summary
On December 15, 2019, a worker at Wabtec Corporation in GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with engine parts and accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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