McWane Ductile
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Amputations — COSHOCTON, OHIO
| Employer | McWane Ductile | Report ID | 2021054067 |
| Address | 2266 South 6th Street | City, State ZIP | COSHOCTON, OHIO 43812 |
| Event Date | May 18, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.24000, -81.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rolling 12" pipe from the exit of the large line paint booth to a transfer car. He rolled two pipes by hand onto the transfer car and then rolled the third pipe toward the transfer car. He turned and reached for the fourth pipe when the third pipe began to roll away from the transfer car and pinched his right middle and ring fingers between the two pipes resulting in a partial amputation of the ring finger.
Incident Summary
On May 18, 2021, a worker at McWane Ductile in COSHOCTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.
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