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Hearth and Home Technology Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hearth and Home Technology Inc in KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hearth and Home Technology Inc Report ID 2016075945
Address 9747 Commerce Circle City, State ZIP KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530
Event Date July 1, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Secondary Source Grates
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.58000, -75.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting racking. The grate slipped and smashed a finger resulting in the amputation of a fingertip on the left hand.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2016, a worker at Hearth and Home Technology Inc in KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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