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Envelope Freedom Holdings

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Envelope Freedom Holdings in MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Envelope Freedom Holdings Report ID 2019010061
Address 150 Industrial Park Dr. City, State ZIP MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA 18344
Event Date January 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322232 Inspection # 1355337
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing plates on a paper envelope machine. He was holding a metal plate with one hand and using his free hand to jog the machine when his right hand was pulled into the machine's moving parts. His middle finger sustained severe lacerations that required stitches, while the tip and first joint of his pointer finger were amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2019, a worker at Envelope Freedom Holdings in MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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