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Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Amputations — ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, LLC in ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, LLC Report ID 2022032055
Address 500 East Centre Street City, State ZIP ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17921
Event Date March 7, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.78000, -76.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking hose that fed acid into a mixer. After removing the hose from the mixer, he lost his balance, tried to catch himself, and caught his finger in the hose hole of the mixer as he fell to the ground. He suffered severe damage to his right middle finger from contact with the sharp sand inside the mixer hole. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2022, a worker at Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, LLC in ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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