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Penn Stainless Products, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Penn Stainless Products, Inc. in JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Penn Stainless Products, Inc. Report ID 2020087319
Address 102 McQuiston Drive City, State ZIP JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA 16133
Event Date August 4, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # 1488335
GPS Coordinates 41.26000, -80.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a plate clamp out from under a 1,600-pound stainless steel plate above a plasma table. The plate slipped out and pinched his finger against one of the slats on the plasma table. His fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2020, a worker at Penn Stainless Products, Inc. in JACKSON CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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