Specialty Tires of America, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Specialty Tires of America, Inc. | Report ID | 20221210816 |
| Address | 1600 Washington Street | City, State ZIP | INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA 15701 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -79.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adjusting the stacking height of a curing bladder assembly in the open mold of a curing press. When the bolts on the closing clamp were loosened, the 60-pound assembly dropped and caught the employee's finger against the cylinder head. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2022, a worker at Specialty Tires of America, Inc. in INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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