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Superior Plastic Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Superior Plastic Products, Inc. in NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Superior Plastic Products, Inc. Report ID 2019032937
Address 260 Jalyn Drive City, State ZIP NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17557
Event Date March 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, 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, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1388204
GPS Coordinates 40.08000, -76.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a PVC pipe into a spindle mold machine. The employee's fingers were caught in a pinch point, and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed/amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2019, a worker at Superior Plastic Products, Inc. in NEW HOLLAND, 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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