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Interstate Container Reading LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Interstate Container Reading LLC in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Interstate Container Reading LLC Report ID 2023076201
Address 100 Grace Street City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19611
Event Date July 12, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1683169
GPS Coordinates 40.31000, -75.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a box bundler machine. As the employee picked up a box, the conveyor began moving forward, catching the employee's left hand and amputating their middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2023, a worker at Interstate Container Reading LLC in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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