VIMCO INC.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | VIMCO INC. | Report ID | 2019088967 |
| Address | 250 HANSEN ACCESS RD. | City, State ZIP | KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331222 | Inspection # | 1428776 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.08000, -75.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was threading wire into a wire drawing machine when his finger slipped as the machine was pulling the wire, resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2019, a worker at VIMCO INC. in KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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