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Tatano Wire Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tatano Wire Products in LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tatano Wire Products Report ID 2020065676
Address 714 Braddock View Drive City, State ZIP LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA 15456
Event Date June 18, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331222 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.91000, -79.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine used to manufacture wire mesh when a spool on the turn table shifted. As he was attempting to adjust it, the table created a shear point and amputated his right index fingertip down to the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2020, a worker at Tatano Wire Products in LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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