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Mount Joy Wire Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mount Joy Wire Corporation in MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Mount Joy Wire Corporation Report ID 2015020705
Address 1000 East Main Street City, State ZIP MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA 17552
Event Date February 23, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331222 Inspection # 1043547
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -76.47000

Incident Narrative

Employee suffered an amputation past the first joint of his left ring finger and tip of his left pinky finger while operating a machine in the PMP Dept.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2015, a worker at Mount Joy Wire Corporation in MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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