Gerard Daniel Worldwide
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Gerard Daniel Worldwide | Report ID | 2023088055 |
| Address | 150 Factory Street | City, State ZIP | HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Winders, unwinders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | 1696870 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.80000, -76.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a wire spooling machine when the machine malfunctioned and would not start. The employee was working to manually start the machine when it moved. The employee sustained an amputation to their right middle fingertip, degloving to the right little finger, and a fractured right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2023, a worker at Gerard Daniel Worldwide in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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