Stewart-Amos Steel, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Crushing injuries — HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Stewart-Amos Steel, Inc. |
| Address | 4400 Paxton Street |
| City, State ZIP | HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania 17111 |
| Report ID | 2022021442 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Structural metal materials, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.25477, -76.85354 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were trying to retrieve a section of channel on the bottom of a stack of four. One placed a hook into the third piece of the stack and lifted the sections up while the other placed a block under the lifted sections. This second employee's left hand was still sitting on the block when the three sections of channel slipped off the hook and crushed the employee's fingers.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2022, a worker at Stewart-Amos Steel, Inc. in HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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