Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc., 2901 East Lake Road, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16531
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working with a crane operator to load an auxiliary cab onto a platform. The employee used a pipe to ensure proper spacing between the cab and the other equipment previously installed on the platform. When the cab was lowered, the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the cab and the platform. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
An employee used a bridge crane to place a 12-foot long piece of bar stock onto a portable roller stand and a fixed roller table. The employee then disconnected the bar stock from the crane and began moving it along the rollers. The portable roller stand was not perpendicular to the bar stock, causing the bar stock to roll off the side. The employee put their hand out to direct the bar stock away from himself as it fell to the floor. His right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated between the bar stock and the fixed roller table.
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