OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425523

TYK AMERICA, INC.

CLAIRTON, PA· 2021-11-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Brick, Bypass, Caught By, Crushed, Crushing, Pulled In, Rock Crusher, Rotating Parts, Safety Device
NAICS: 327120
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345644256
Employer profile: TYK AMERICA, INC.
Summary number: 221425523
Report ID: 0317500

Event description

Employee amputates arm in brick crusher

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was tossing bricks into a brick crushing machine. A safety switch that was designed to keep the brick crusher machine from running with the lid open was bypassed. The machine was running as the employee was loading it by hand. The employee's left hand got caught in the rollers and his left arm was pulled into the machine by the rotating parts. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left arm amputation.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
768

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