Wire Rope Works Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Wire Rope Works Inc | Report ID | 2022010645 |
| Address | 100 MAYNARD ST. | City, State ZIP | WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701 |
| Event Date | January 21, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.23000, -77.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a steel bar to cap on a drum assembly. The bar caught the employee's hand and pulled it up into the framework of the gear system of a nearby stranding machine. The employee's hand was pinched between the bar and the machine's frame, and the employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 21, 2022, a worker at Wire Rope Works Inc in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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