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Airlite Plastics Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Airlite Plastics Company in NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Airlite Plastics Company Report ID 2018065925
Address 2860 Bath Pike City, State ZIP NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA 18064
Event Date June 15, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1326914
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -75.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge jammed plastic in a plastic sheet line; a shear in the machine amputated the tips of his left middle and ring fingers. The machine was guarded with a metal grate at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2018, a worker at Airlite Plastics Company in NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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