Fastenal Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fastenal Company in JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Fastenal Company Report ID 2021108702
Address 1225 Mid-Valley Drive City, State ZIP JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA 18434
Event Date October 8, 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-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1558163
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -75.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a conveyor that was under lockout. The moving parts of a nearby conveyor pulled in a rag he had wrapped around his left hand, and his index fingertip was amputated. The operating conveyor was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2021, a worker at Fastenal Company in JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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