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Universal Electric Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Universal Electric Corporation in CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Universal Electric Corporation Report ID 2016065565
Address 168 Georgetown Road City, State ZIP CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 15317
Event Date June 22, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221121 Inspection # 1159012
GPS Coordinates 40.30000, -80.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam in a cutting machine. When the jam cleared, the machine automatically started back up, amputating the employee's right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2016, a worker at Universal Electric Corporation in CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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