North American Hoganas

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at North American Hoganas in HOLLSOPPLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer North American Hoganas Report ID 20181010106
Address 111 Hoganas Way City, State ZIP HOLLSOPPLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15935
Event Date October 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331528 Inspection # 1350468
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -78.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from the table top of an atomizer. The atomizer sucked in the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the arm.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2018, a worker at North American Hoganas in HOLLSOPPLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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