East Penn Manufacturing
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | East Penn Manufacturing | Report ID | 2017109707 |
| Address | 191 Willow Street | City, State ZIP | KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530 |
| Event Date | October 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.51000, -75.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was reaching into a machine to straighten a cable when the machine activated and caused an amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 9, 2017, a worker at East Penn Manufacturing in KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the nonclassifiable. 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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