Perryman Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — HOUSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Perryman Company | Report ID | 2022043431 |
| Address | 2045 West Pike Street | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15342 |
| Event Date | April 20, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1591770 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.23000, -80.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2022, an employee was operating a bar turner machine. As he was closing the shield that covered the machine's spinning cutting heads, it caught his index finger. Part of the finger was medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 20, 2022, a worker at Perryman Company in HOUSTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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