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CARPENTER CO.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — FOGELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CARPENTER CO. in FOGELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer CARPENTER CO. Report ID 2019033262
Address 57 OLIN WAY City, State ZIP FOGELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18051
Event Date March 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 326150 Inspection # 1390934
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -75.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee attempted to depressurize a roller to change out the guide paper on the pouring line. While depressurizing the roller, another employee moved a roll of paper that contacted the injured employee's right thumb tip, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2019, a worker at CARPENTER CO. in FOGELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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