Casual Living Unlimited LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Casual Living Unlimited LLC | Report ID | 2015030581 |
| Address | 172 Orlan Road | City, State ZIP | NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17557 |
| Event Date | March 6, 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 maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Vacuum cleaners | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 337125 | Inspection # | 1046173 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.09000, -76.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a saw that kept clogging with sawdust. The employee placed the vac hose at the bottom of the saw, and the hose was sucked into the bottom. He sustained an amputation to his right-hand index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 6, 2015, a worker at Casual Living Unlimited LLC in NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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