Lydall Performance Materials, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Lydall Performance Materials, Inc. | Report ID | 2022087508 |
| Address | 310 Running Pump Road | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17603 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -76.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was running a paper press. The air tube that feeds leftover paper to a shredding fan became jammed with paper. The employee disconnected the hose from the fan and proceeded to clear the jam when their right index finger was injured by the fan blade.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2022, a worker at Lydall Performance Materials, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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