Goodhart Sons, Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Goodhart Sons, Incorporated in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Goodhart Sons, Incorporated Report ID 2021065144
Address 2515 HORSESHOE ROAD City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17605
Event Date June 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332313 Inspection # 1539912
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -76.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting in feeding a piece of steel into a forming machine when his right hand got caught between the steel and a forming roller, resulting in partial amputations of all fingers on his right hand.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2021, a worker at Goodhart Sons, Incorporated in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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