Tray-Pak Corporation
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Tray-Pak Corporation | Report ID | 2017021457 |
| Address | 4216 Reading Crest Avenue | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605 |
| Event Date | February 14, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333993 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.40000, -75.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing tooling at the form molding machine when the tooling fell and struck the employee's left thumb, amputating the tip.
Incident Summary
On February 14, 2017, a worker at Tray-Pak Corporation in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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