First Quality Enterprises, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | First Quality Enterprises, Inc. | Report ID | 2020098780 |
| Address | 601 Allendale Road | City, State ZIP | KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 |
| Event Date | September 16, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322291 | Inspection # | 1493785 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.09000, -75.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting and adjusting the position of a lift table assembly inside a bagging machine when the entire lift table assembly rotated, pinching the employee's left index finger between the pivot arm and the servo coupling. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 16, 2020, a worker at First Quality Enterprises, Inc. in KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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