Staiman Recycling Corp.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Staiman Recycling Corp. | Report ID | 2018088548 |
| Address | 201 Hepburn St. | City, State ZIP | WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701 |
| Event Date | August 20, 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, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562920 | Inspection # | 1342826 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.23000, -77.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing blades on a granulator. While he was rotating the blade assembly to check the top clearance gap, the front tip of his right pinky finger became lodged between the rotating blade and stationary blade, resulting in a pinky fingertip amputation (no bone loss).
Incident Summary
On August 20, 2018, a worker at Staiman Recycling Corp. in WILLIAMSPORT, 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, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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