East Penn Manufacturing
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | East Penn Manufacturing | Report ID | 2017098537 |
| Address | 102 Deka Road | City, State ZIP | LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19536 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | 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) | 335912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.47000, -75.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing/adjusting an air switch when the switch engaged. The clamps then amputated/avulsed the employee's left ring finger from the base of the nail down. The air switch was not locked/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2017, a worker at East Penn Manufacturing in LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. 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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