Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017065160 |
| Address | 77 North Reamstown Road | City, State ZIP | REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17567 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Girders, beams, structural steel | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331524 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.21000, -76.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a sand mixing head when his left hand was crushed between the mixing head and a building support beam. His left index finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2017, a worker at Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated in REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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