PENNEX ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | PENNEX ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC | Report ID | 20171211505 |
| Address | 50 COMMUNITY STREET | City, State ZIP | WELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17365 |
| Event Date | December 4, 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 | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331316 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.05000, -76.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually adjusting a finishing saw stop when her right thumb was caught between the stop and the roller rail. She suffered an amputation to her right thumb (nail area).
Incident Summary
On December 4, 2017, a worker at PENNEX ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC in WELLSVILLE, 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 sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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