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COL-FIN Specialty Steel, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at COL-FIN Specialty Steel, LLC in NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer COL-FIN Specialty Steel, LLC Report ID 20201110864
Address 100 Front Street City, State ZIP NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15066
Event Date November 16, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1502797
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -80.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a wire from a wire-drawing machine with a rag. The rag got caught on the draw block and pulled the employee's hand into the machine, causing the amputation of two fingers.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2020, a worker at COL-FIN Specialty Steel, LLC in NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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