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Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2021054051
Address 66 East Main Street City, State ZIP NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17072
Event Date May 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # 1532544
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -77.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating the hydraulic shear and amputated a fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2021, a worker at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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