DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA—
Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc., 140 E. Maloney Road, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA 15801 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final 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.
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