Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 116 Pinedale Industrial Road, ORWIGSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17961
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were changing out machine pads on a bar turner machine. To get to the machine pads, they needed to open another door within the machine that was pinned and hinged, however the door was stuck. Both employees pushed the door. When the door moved, the injured employee s right middle finger was caught in one of the pin holes and the distal portion of the finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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