Pennsylvania Sintered Metals Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — EMPORIUM, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Pennsylvania Sintered Metals Inc. | Report ID | 2015053769 |
| Address | 2950 Whittimore Road | City, State ZIP | EMPORIUM, PENNSYLVANIA 15834 |
| Event Date | May 12, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332117 | Inspection # | 1081486 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.50000, -78.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On May 12, 2015, an employee's left wrist was punctured by tooling on a molding machine when the machine cycled with his hand in the point of operation. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 12, 2015, a worker at Pennsylvania Sintered Metals Inc. in EMPORIUM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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