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Qualex Manufacturing, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Qualex Manufacturing, LLC in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Qualex Manufacturing, LLC Report ID 2019032946
Address 221 Sunset Blvd. City, State ZIP CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17202
Event Date March 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Brake presses
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1389065
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -77.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the tooling on a press brake when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. This caused the machine die to crush and break his left middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2019, a worker at Qualex Manufacturing, LLC in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with brake presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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