AAH Acquisition LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — UNION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | AAH Acquisition LLC | Report ID | 20171010080 |
| Address | 217 Titusville Road | City, State ZIP | UNION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 16438 |
| Event Date | October 20, 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 regular operation | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326220 | Inspection # | 1272663 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.88000, -79.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a loom and attempting to remove fabric lint from it when his right hand came into contact with a moving gear that was located deep behind the fabric yarn and in the frame of the loom. His right pinky and ring fingers were amputated. The loom was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 20, 2017, a worker at AAH Acquisition LLC in UNION CITY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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