Arcos Industries, L.L.C.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MOUNT CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Arcos Industries, L.L.C. | Report ID | 2019021295 |
| Address | 394 Arcos Drive | City, State ZIP | MOUNT CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA 17851 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333992 | Inspection # | 1377336 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.80000, -76.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding wire into a drawing machine when the wire caught the employee's left hand, resulting in the amputation of the employee's middle and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2019, a worker at Arcos Industries, L.L.C. in MOUNT CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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