Plum Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plum Corporation in GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Plum Corporation Report ID 20211211003
Address 1534 Woodward Drive Ext. City, State ZIP GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 15601
Event Date December 22, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.28000, -79.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was testing a new product on a roll forming mill: a metal sheet 8 1/2 feet wide and 12 feet long. The metal became stuck. The mill was reversed and the employee's right little finger was then pinched between the roll and the sheet metal, causing an amputation to the finger at the top of the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On December 22, 2021, a worker at Plum Corporation in GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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