PENN COLOR, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures and burns - HATFIELD, Pennsylvania
| Employer | PENN COLOR, INC. |
| Address | 2755 BERGEY ROAD |
| City, State ZIP | HATFIELD, Pennsylvania 19440 |
| Report ID | 2015107374 |
| Event Date | October 4, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Source of Injury | Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325132 |
| Inspection # | 1096127 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.29166, -75.30215 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee's gloved hand made contact with and was pulled in between two rollers of a mill machine while he was loading small, hardened chips of pre-mix onto the rollers for further processing. He sustained four right-hand finger amputations and third degree burns to his right forearm.
Incident Summary
On October 4, 2015, a worker at PENN COLOR, INC. in HATFIELD, Pennsylvania suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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