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Marine Acquisition Corporation US

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Marine Acquisition Corporation US in LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Marine Acquisition Corporation US Report ID 2015041775
Address 640 N. Lewis Road City, State ZIP LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA 19468
Event Date April 6, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 335314 Inspection # 1052953
GPS Coordinates 40.22000, -75.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding cable into the nut tester machine, which has crimp jaws. He held the cable with his left hand and used his right hand to hit the two-hand control, causing the crimping jaws to amputate his middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2015, a worker at Marine Acquisition Corporation US in LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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