Salem Tube, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Salem Tube, Inc. | Report ID | 2022108900 |
| Address | 485 Nickel Street | City, State ZIP | GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16125 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | 1630967 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.41000, -80.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to fix tooling on a catch trough. The employee's right ring finger was caught in the hinge of the trough lid, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2022, a worker at Salem Tube, Inc. in GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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