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EAM-Mosca Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EAM-Mosca Inc. in HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer EAM-Mosca Inc. Report ID 2015052568
Address 675 Jaycee Drive City, State ZIP HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202
Event Date May 4, 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 Machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326112 Inspection # 1062311
GPS Coordinates 40.96000, -76.02000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was working on a crystallizer. The guard was removed, but the machine was not locked out. He reached into the discharge valve to grab material; the machine cycled, and a small area of his thumb above and behind the nail was amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2015, a worker at EAM-Mosca Inc. in HAZLETON, 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 machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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