Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis Repairs Shop

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis Repairs Shop in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis Repairs Shop Report ID 2021021494
Address 3804 Weber Road City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63125
Event Date February 18, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
Industry (NAICS) 333611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.54000, -90.27000

Incident Narrative

A 300-pound intermediate pressure stop valve disk was on its edge, braced against a 6-by-6 timber, while an employee measured the internal seat angle with a protractor. He had reached into the valve disk bore with his right hand, from the bottom side of the disk. As he was removing his hand, the timber slid away, and his index finger was caught between the disk bore and the protractor as the disk slid down the timber. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2021, a worker at Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis Repairs Shop in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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