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FEMCO Holdings, LLC

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FEMCO Holdings, LLC in PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer FEMCO Holdings, LLC Report ID 2020011020
Address 754 S. Main Street Ext. City, State ZIP PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA 15767
Event Date January 31, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Lathes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.93000, -79.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a manual lathe, machining an auger journal end. The employee pressed the stop control, and the lathe started slowing down. The employee attempted to visually inspect the part and placed his left hand on the steady rest to get a better view. His hand then slipped and struck the spinning auger, resulting in medical amputation of the left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2020, a worker at FEMCO Holdings, LLC in PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with lathes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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