York Building Products Company Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | York Building Products Company Inc. | Report ID | 2021064452 |
| Address | 5952 Lincoln Highway East | City, State ZIP | THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17364 |
| Event Date | June 1, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327331 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.92000, -76.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An error came up on a pallet receiver table's machine panel and an employee went to the pallet ejector to troubleshoot. The employee was resetting a limit switch when his thumb got caught by a moving chain. The employee suffered a laceration that resulted in a revision amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 1, 2021, a worker at York Building Products Company Inc. in THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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