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AEP INDUSTRIES INC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AEP INDUSTRIES INC in MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer AEP INDUSTRIES INC Report ID 2015010729
Address 20 ELMWOOD AVENUE, CRESTWOOD IND. PARK City, State ZIP MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA 18707
Event Date January 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 326113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.13000, -75.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a roll from a machine during normal routine operation when he dropped a heavy core and pinched his finger between two objects. His right ring finger was amputated from the tip to roughly one half of the nailbed. The first knuckle is intact.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2015, a worker at AEP INDUSTRIES INC in MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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