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Yazoo Mills, Incorporated

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Yazoo Mills, Incorporated in NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Yazoo Mills, Incorporated Report ID 20211210368
Address 305 Commerce Street City, State ZIP NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 17350
Event Date December 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Sanders-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 322214 Inspection # 1566871
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -77.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using sandpaper to sand a mandrel on a re-cutter. The sandpaper snagged on the mandrel and pulled the employee's gloved right hand into the machine. The hand was amputated and the skin was torn off up to the elbow.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2021, a worker at Yazoo Mills, Incorporated in NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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