Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services in DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services Report ID 2017065534
Address 100 Tom Mix Drive City, State ZIP DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA 15801
Event Date June 16, 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 812332 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.11000, -78.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was wiping grease from a drive chain on a machine when the chain pulled his right index finger into the drive's pulley, amputating it. The machine was guarded and operating at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2017, a worker at Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services in DUBOIS, 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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