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RAD Engineered Wood Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RAD Engineered Wood Products in NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer RAD Engineered Wood Products Report ID 2016031864
Address 531 Maple St. City, State ZIP NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA 18635
Event Date March 1, 2016 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) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.03000, -76.22000

Incident Narrative

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at approximately 6:15 AM, employees were attempting to unjam the end-matcher machine. The load chain was placed in reverse, and a lug on the chain pulled an employee's right thumb into a guarded area, amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2016, a worker at RAD Engineered Wood Products in NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA 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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