Termaco USA
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Termaco USA | Report ID | 2019088344 |
| Address | 171 Tuckerton Road | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605 |
| Event Date | August 13, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.40000, -75.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was training another employee on a robot that is used to weld steel battery boxes. While removing a box from the tray fixture, the tray got stuck, bounced, and the upper fixture fell down, amputating the injured employee's right pinky fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 13, 2019, a worker at Termaco USA in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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