Meadville Forging Company, L.P.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Meadville Forging Company, L.P. | Report ID | 2016021756 |
| Address | 440 McClellan St. | City, State ZIP | CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA 16403 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336399 | Inspection # | 1130068 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.80000, -80.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a CNC machine that had a chip conveyor extending from it. The employee turned the CNC machine off to retrieve a chip ball piece of scrap from the conveyor. As he was retrieving the scrap, the machine was unintentionally activated. The employee's glove became caught in the moving parts and his fingers were caught where the conveyor meets the CNC machine. His left-hand index and middle fingers were partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2016, a worker at Meadville Forging Company, L.P. in CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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