Berks Packaging Company Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Berks Packaging Company Inc. | Report ID | 2019077584 |
| Address | 319 Bingaman Street | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19602 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322221 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.32000, -75.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adjusting a clipper using a hex key when the clipper's ram activated and amputated his left fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2019, a worker at Berks Packaging Company Inc. in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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