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Fry Communications, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fry Communications, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Fry Communications, Inc. Report ID 2018032658
Address 800 West Church Street, Building 2 City, State ZIP MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17055
Event Date March 18, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 323112 Inspection # 1310368
GPS Coordinates 40.21000, -77.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a roll of shrink wrap when his right pinky finger was smashed between the roll of shrink wrap and the bracket where the roll sits, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2018, a worker at Fry Communications, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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