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Royal Vendors, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KEARNEYSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Royal Vendors, Inc. in KEARNEYSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Royal Vendors, Inc. Report ID 2015108182
Address 426 Industrial Boulevard City, State ZIP KEARNEYSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA 25430
Event Date October 30, 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 Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333311 Inspection # 1106946
GPS Coordinates 39.36000, -77.90000

Incident Narrative

On October 29, 2015, at approximately 4:00pm, a maintenance technician suffered an amputation while troubleshooting an air cylinder on an evaporator foam fixture in the Tooling Department. The maintenance tech placed his left hand on top of the cylinder hole while looking at the right side of the cylinder. His arm inadvertently activated the lever in the down position and the tip of his left ring finger was pinched between the cylinder and the hole resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2015, a worker at Royal Vendors, Inc. in KEARNEYSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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