Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CRESTLINE, OHIO
| Employer | Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC | Report ID | 2021031889 |
| Address | 5066 Lincoln Highway | City, State ZIP | CRESTLINE, OHIO 44827 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327215 | Inspection # | 1519784 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.78000, -82.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a flip dolly to rotate a rack of glass. The employee used their right hand to operate the flip dolly's wire control box when the dolly rotated downward and pinched their right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2021, a worker at Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC in CRESTLINE, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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