Can Corporation of America Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Can Corporation of America Incorporated | Report ID | 2017087915 |
| Address | 3723 Pottsville Pike | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19610 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Welding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1257544 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.38000, -75.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using an air gun to clean the lacquer off a bead tooling machine part when the air gun and employee's left hand were pulled into the machine, partially amputating the middle fingertip. The machine's interlock was in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2017, a worker at Can Corporation of America Incorporated in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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