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Buck Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Buck Company, LLC in QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Buck Company, LLC Report ID 20191010940
Address 897 Lancaster Pike City, State ZIP QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17566
Event Date October 19, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1440468
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -76.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a sand conveyor, using the jog switch with a key interlock to run the belt up and down identifying bad bearings, as well as installing a cover. Power to the conveyor was turned on and it amputated the employee's left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2019, a worker at Buck Company, LLC in QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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