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MKT Metal Manufacturing

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MKT Metal Manufacturing in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer MKT Metal Manufacturing Report ID 2016087747
Address 460 Grimm Lane, Suite 2 City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17406
Event Date August 18, 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 Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.00000, -76.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers of a vane machine when his right index finger became caught in the rollers, amputating it to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2016, a worker at MKT Metal Manufacturing in YORK, 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 bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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