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BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC. in SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC. Report ID 2017054619
Address 700 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE City, State ZIP SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 15478
Event Date May 22, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary Source Sheets, towels, linens, bedding
Industry (NAICS) 314120 Inspection # 1237326
GPS Coordinates 39.81000, -79.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that prints logos onto fabric materials when the machine began to leak ink. As the employee was attempting to remove ink from the roller using a towel, the rollers caught the towel and pulled her hand into the machine. Her right little finger was crushed and de-gloved. Her finger had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2017, a worker at BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC. in SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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