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QUADRANT EPP USA, INCORPORATED

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at QUADRANT EPP USA, INCORPORATED in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer QUADRANT EPP USA, INCORPORATED Report ID 2017076885
Address 2120 FAIRMONT AVENUE City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19612
Event Date July 24, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325222 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -75.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retracting molded parts from a hydraulic press when an end cap slipped down and pinched the employee's left middle finger between it and an extrusion, partially amputating it.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2017, a worker at QUADRANT EPP USA, INCORPORATED in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with presses, except printing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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