R-V Industries Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | R-V Industries Inc. | Report ID | 2019043381 |
| Address | 584 Poplar Road | City, State ZIP | HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA 19344 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332313 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.10000, -75.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting angle iron when the hold-down mechanism smashed the tip of his left middle finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2019, a worker at R-V Industries Inc. in HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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