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PENN COLOR, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and burns — HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PENN COLOR, INC. in HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer PENN COLOR, INC. Report ID 2015107374
Address 2755 BERGEY ROAD City, State ZIP HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19440
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 40.29000, -75.30000

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.

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