Can Corporation of America, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Can Corporation of America, Incorporated | Report ID | 2023043055 |
| Address | 326 June Avenue | City, State ZIP | BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA 19510 |
| Event Date | April 6, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1663357 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44000, -75.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a piece of scrap from the press die head when the machine was jogged for a tool adjustment. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation to the right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On April 6, 2023, a worker at Can Corporation of America, Incorporated in BLANDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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