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Carpenter Technology Corporation

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Carpenter Technology Corporation in WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Carpenter Technology Corporation Report ID 2024087085
Address 195 Museum Rd City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15301
Event Date August 3, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1767944
GPS Coordinates 40.20000, -80.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a head change on the bar turner machine when the pinch rolls closed and the bar lifted, pinching the injured employee's left index finger between the bar and the rest. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2024, a worker at Carpenter Technology Corporation in WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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