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Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2018021519
Address 66 E Main Street City, State ZIP NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17072
Event Date February 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # 1296539
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -77.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a burn table with a pneumatic clamp when the clamp crushed his left index finger resulting in amputation of about 1/3 of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2018, a worker at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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