Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Crushing injuries — REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017065967 |
| Address | 77 North Reamstown Road | City, State ZIP | REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17567 |
| Event Date | June 29, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331524 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.21000, -76.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning around a knock-down machine when his right thumb was crushed, requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On June 29, 2017, a worker at Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated in REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered crushing injuries 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 hospitalized.
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