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Marine Acquisition Corporation US

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Marine Acquisition Corporation US in LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Marine Acquisition Corporation US Report ID 2019055418
Address 640 N. Lewis Road City, State ZIP LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA 19468
Event Date May 30, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 335314 Inspection # 1411583
GPS Coordinates 40.21000, -75.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a conduit-fitting pull test machine when he noticed the cable was not fully seated in the jaws. He pushed down the cable into the jaws. When the cable clicked into position, the machine finished the cycle with his fingertip still inside it, resulting in an amputation. The machine was guarded and had a light curtain on at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2019, a worker at Marine Acquisition Corporation US in LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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