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United Envelope, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United Envelope, LLC in MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer United Envelope, LLC Report ID 2016076317
Address 1200 Industrial Park Drive City, State ZIP MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA 18344
Event Date July 13, 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 Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wrenches-power not determined
Industry (NAICS) 322230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -75.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the 102-2 envelope machine while it was running. The employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench when the wrench slipped and the employee's right hand entered the machine's scoring section that includes a shaft and two blades. The blades amputated the employee's right index finger to the middle phalanx.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2016, a worker at United Envelope, LLC in MOUNT POCONO, 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 paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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