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Dntsply International Prosthetics Division

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dntsply International Prosthetics Division in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Dntsply International Prosthetics Division Report ID 2015063737
Address 570 West College Avenue, P.O. Box 2558 City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17405
Event Date June 17, 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 regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339114 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.96000, -76.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee received an amputation injury while operating molding machine #26. The employee placed a mold into the machine. The mold was crooked so the employee reached in to straighten it. The machine activated and came down on the employee's left hand. He was taken to the hospital where his index and middle finger were amputated above the knuckle. He also received burn injuries to his hand.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2015, a worker at Dntsply International Prosthetics Division in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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