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Can Corporation of America Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Can Corporation of America Incorporated in BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Can Corporation of America Incorporated Report ID 20161110655
Address 326 June Avenue City, State ZIP BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA 19510
Event Date November 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -75.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee had locked/tagged out equipment and was pulling the belt manually to clean it when the employee's left pinky was pinched and amputated above the knuckle between the belt and the pulley.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2016, a worker at Can Corporation of America Incorporated in BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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