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Beck Manufacturing

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Beck Manufacturing in WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Beck Manufacturing Report ID 2016021034
Address 330 East Ninth Street City, State ZIP WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA 17268
Event Date February 3, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Threading and tapping machines
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.74000, -77.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating the T-80 Kauffman Tapper machine. When he reached into the machine to clear a shaving, he bumped his hand on the spinning tap and suffered a partial amputation on the right index finger involving skin and flesh with no bone loss.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2016, a worker at Beck Manufacturing in WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with threading and tapping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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