Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Spectrum Control Technology, 1900 West College Avenue, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA 16801
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a press machine. He was reattaching the air supply to the press when his right index finger was caught and fractured in two places.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was using a broom to sweep debris from the floor in a receiving area. While he was moving a fan out of the way, the fan blade amputated his right ring fingertip and cut his right middle finger.
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