Shanks Extracts, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Shanks Extracts, Incorporated | Report ID | 2016087421 |
| Address | 350 Richardson Road | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17603 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311942 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.03000, -76.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on the bottling machine when the bottle filler tube punctured his left hand between the first and second digits, requiring sutures and possible hand surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2016, a worker at Shanks Extracts, Incorporated in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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