Crown Cork and Seal

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Crown Cork and Seal in CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Crown Cork and Seal Report ID 2025076566
Address 1840 Baldridge Avenue City, State ZIP CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15425
Event Date July 8, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Hoppers except confined space
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 332111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.99000, -79.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping a hopper of scrap lids into a dumpster. The hopper rolled forward and then back. The employee's little finger became caught between the hopper and the support frame of the hopper. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2025, a worker at Crown Cork and Seal in CONNELLSVILLE, 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 hoppers except confined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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