Maugus Manufacturing Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Maugus Manufacturing Incorporated | Report ID | 2015063705 |
| Address | 239 North Ann Street | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602 |
| Event Date | June 16, 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339994 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -76.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An Aerotek temporary employee was attempting to clear a jam on compression molding machine number 4 when the machine cycled and amputated a portion of his right pointer finger.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2015, a worker at Maugus Manufacturing Incorporated in LANCASTER, 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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