Keystone Powdered Metal Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Keystone Powdered Metal Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2015074338 |
| Address | 251 State Street | City, State ZIP | SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA 15857 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332117 | Inspection # | 1076475 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.42000, -78.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The shoe in the powdered metal press was hanging up so the employee who is a set-up trainee went to trouble shoot it. The employee unplugged the plant airline to the moving part (shoe). The employee then plugged in the cleaning airline to the shoe. The cleaning airline has much less pressure than the plant airline. The shoe did not move as it should. The employee tried to maneuver the shoe with her hand and it would not move. The shoe then moved forward and caught her fingertip between the shoe and the die resulting in the amputation of the left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2015, a worker at Keystone Powdered Metal Company, Inc. in SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses, except printing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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