MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA·
Channellock, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Channellock, Inc., 1306 South Main Street, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16335 on , Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was positioning a part inside a restrike hammer (full revolution drop hammer). The employee was wearing his safety pullout devices (metal cable with wristlets) at the time. As the employee positioned the part inside the die, he tripped the machine with his palm. As the ram went to drop, his pullout device (cotton rope connection) broke away from the press and his right hand was crushed by the top die as it fell. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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