Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc. in DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc. Report ID 2025010378
Address 140 E. Maloney Road City, State ZIP DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA 15801
Event Date January 13, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Vises, clamps
Secondary Source Tables, desks, work surfaces
Industry (NAICS) 332613 Inspection # 1801598
GPS Coordinates 41.10000, -78.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting leaf springs. They were trying to straighten a spring plate on a vise when their finger was pinched between the vise and the workbench, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2025, a worker at Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc. in DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with vises, clamps identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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