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Zekelman Industries

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Zekelman Industries in FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Zekelman Industries Report ID 2023021646
Address 100 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. City, State ZIP FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA 16121
Event Date February 21, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Metal pipes, tubing
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1653583
GPS Coordinates 41.20000, -80.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reaching for a pipe that was extruded from a die block. The pipe recoiled back toward the die block, causing the employee's finger to become pinched and amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2023, a worker at Zekelman Industries in FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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