Vitro Flat Glass, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Vitro Flat Glass, LLC | Report ID | 2020098417 |
| Address | 5123 Victory Blvd. | City, State ZIP | COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 16314 |
| Event Date | September 3, 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, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.53000, -80.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance work to change/inspect a belt on a blower motor. The employee was removing/inspecting the v-belt from a motor/fan drive sheave and as he was rolling the belt off the sheave his left ring finger got caught between the belt and the sheave resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2020, a worker at Vitro Flat Glass, LLC in COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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