Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

HP Cadwallader Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at HP Cadwallader Inc in HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer HP Cadwallader Inc Report ID 2022021751
Address 175 Ruth Road City, State ZIP HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19438
Event Date February 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322212 Inspection # 1580940
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -75.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of the machine, watching the boxes coming out to see what was causing an issue with the machine. The employee's right foot entered the machine and was pulled in. Four of the employee's toes were amputated. The part of the machine the employee's foot entered was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2022, a worker at HP Cadwallader Inc in HARLEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

See all reports for HP Cadwallader Inc.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Dec 14, 2022 WestRock, LLC HODGE, LOUISIANA Amputations Amp.
Apr 30, 2018 Jackrabbit Wood Products, Inc SIREN, WISCONSIN Amputations Hosp.
Jun 15, 2023 Hansen Plastics Corporation ELGIN, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Jun 9, 2019 International Paper BELLMAWR, NEW JERSEY Fractures Hosp.
Mar 26, 2019 Central Aluminum Company LLC COLUMBUS, OHIO Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
May 16, 2015 Community Motors, LLC HAMMOND, LOUISIANA Amputations Amp.
Nov 12, 2015 Walmart Logistic Distribution Center #6003 SEARCY, ARKANSAS Amputations Amp.
Nov 25, 2015 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports