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K2 Kinetics

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at K2 Kinetics in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer K2 Kinetics Report ID 2021032655
Address 3495 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402
Event Date March 30, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 333993 Inspection # 1524416
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -76.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assembling a packaging conveyor system when their right index finger was pulled into a sprocket of the running conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 30, 2021, a worker at K2 Kinetics in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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