Vitro Flat Glass, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Vitro Flat Glass, LLC in 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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