Hilex Poly Co LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Hilex Poly Co LLC | Report ID | 20171211547 |
| Address | 600 Old Curtian Road | City, State ZIP | BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA 16823 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326111 | Inspection # | 1282858 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.91000, -77.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a machine's name plate when the employee's fingers became caught in the ingoing nip point between the machine's plate and arch cylinders, partially amputating the index, middle, and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2017, a worker at Hilex Poly Co LLC in BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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