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Hessian Company LTD

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hessian Company LTD in KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hessian Company LTD Report ID 2017021866
Address 210 Hinterleiter Road City, State ZIP KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530
Event Date February 10, 2017 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 Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.51000, -75.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing concrete product from the molds and got a finger pinched between the pulling beam and the pulled concrete product. The employee's left little finger was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 10, 2017, a worker at Hessian Company LTD in KUTZTOWN, 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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