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Flight Systems Automotive Group

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flight Systems Automotive Group in LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Flight Systems Automotive Group Report ID 2021109285
Address 505 Fishing Creek Road City, State ZIP LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA 17339
Event Date October 28, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.18000, -76.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a circuit board in a machine. The operating mechanism caught his right little finger, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2021, a worker at Flight Systems Automotive Group in LEWISBERRY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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