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Pittsburgh Corning Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SEDALIA, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pittsburgh Corning Corporation in SEDALIA, MISSOURI
Employer Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Report ID 2020077053
Address 2700 W. 16th St. City, State ZIP SEDALIA, MISSOURI 65301
Event Date July 27, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327215 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.69000, -93.26000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a lift table that was not functioning. When air flow to the table was turned on, the table tilted down quickly and an empty mold plan slammed into the guide rail. An employee's right index finger was smashed between the guide rail and the mold; the fingertip was amputated during treatment.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2020, a worker at Pittsburgh Corning Corporation in SEDALIA, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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