UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Fractures — BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC. in BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC. Report ID 2020043265
Address 600 MAYER STREET City, State ZIP BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15017
Event Date April 9, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -80.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to lower material onto a table. His left-hand fingers got caught between the material and the table. Four fingers were broken.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2020, a worker at UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS, INC. in BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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