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AMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION in DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer AMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION Report ID 2017043740
Address 531 OLD SWEDE ROAD City, State ZIP DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19518
Event Date April 26, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333923 Inspection # 1230842
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -75.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pressing a bearing when his finger became caught in the press machine, resulting in amputation of his left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2017, a worker at AMERICAN CRANE & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION in DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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