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Clarion Boards, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SHIPPENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Clarion Boards, Inc. in SHIPPENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Clarion Boards, Inc. Report ID 2015010034
Address 143 Fiberboard Road City, State ZIP SHIPPENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16254
Event Date January 2, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Climate control systems
Industry (NAICS) 321219 Inspection # 1017479
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -79.41000

Incident Narrative

Employee suffered the amputation of three fingers while working on the south in-bed fuel airlock in the energy building. He was using a hammer to hit the outside of the chute to loosen built up saw dust. The chute leads to an airlock, which feeds the blow line to the boiler. He removed the panel cover over the airlock to see if the saw dust was falling in. He slipped and his left hand entered the airlock. Contact with the rotating parts in the airlock resulted in the multiple-finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2015, a worker at Clarion Boards, Inc. in SHIPPENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with climate control systems identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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