ES3

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

Employer	ES3	Report ID	2017010064
Address	4875 Susquehanna Trail	City, State ZIP	YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402
Event Date	January 4, 2017	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Source of Injury	Box cutters and razor knives
Industry (NAICS)	484110	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	40.07000, -76.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting cardboard that was on top of a pallet with a utility knife when the knife slipped and partially amputated his left thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2017, a worker at ES3 in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with box cutters and razor knives identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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