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Cast-Pac, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cast-Pac, Inc. in ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Cast-Pac, Inc. Report ID 2019055173
Address 206 Cascade Drive City, State ZIP ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18109
Event Date May 22, 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 Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561910 Inspection # 1404688
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -75.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a coupling into an assembler when the employee's right index fingertip entered the pinch point as the machine cycled, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2019, a worker at Cast-Pac, Inc. in ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product assembly machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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