Plain'n Fancy Kitchens, Inc.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Plain'n Fancy Kitchens, Inc. | Report ID | 2023087006 |
| Address | 2550 Stiegel Pike | City, State ZIP | SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17088 |
| Event Date | August 2, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Vises, clamps |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.30000, -76.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assembling cabinet doors using a large clamp when his finger was crushed between the clamp and the cabinet. The employee sustained a closed fracture to the tuft of the distal phalanx and a traumatic amputation to a finger.
Incident Summary
On August 2, 2023, a worker at Plain'n Fancy Kitchens, Inc. in SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with vises, clamps identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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