Littlestown Foundry, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Crushing injuries — LITTLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Littlestown Foundry, Inc. | Report ID | 2022010547 |
| Address | 150 Charles Street | City, State ZIP | LITTLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17340 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331524 | Inspection # | 1575569 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.74000, -77.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's hand was caught and crushed by the automatic loading door on a molding machine.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2022, a worker at Littlestown Foundry, Inc. in LITTLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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