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Hydro Extrusions, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Amputations — MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hydro Extrusions, Inc. in MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hydro Extrusions, Inc. Report ID 20201110398
Address 330 Elmwood Avenue City, State ZIP MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA 18707
Event Date November 2, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Grates
Industry (NAICS) 331318 Inspection # 1501318
GPS Coordinates 41.13000, -75.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a steel containment grate. The plant had a water main break and the maintenance employee had to move the containment grate to get a pump into the pit. The steel grating slipped out of his hands and landed on the right index fingertip, pinching it between the concrete floor and bottom of the grating. The employee sustained a fractured finger and an amputation of soft tissue from the finger.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2020, a worker at Hydro Extrusions, Inc. in MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with grates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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