York Container Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | York Container Company | Report ID | 2022021619 |
| Address | 138 Mount Zion Road | City, State ZIP | YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402 |
| Event Date | February 19, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.98000, -76.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing parts from a machine to correct a jam when his right hand was pinned between the tracks it used to move paper products. He suffered injuries to the middle finger, the index fingertip, and the thumb.
Incident Summary
On February 19, 2022, a worker at York Container Company in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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