Custom Processing Services, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Custom Processing Services, Incorporated | Report ID | 20231110589 |
| Address | 1 Birchmont Drive, (production building) | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19606 |
| Event Date | November 16, 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 | Extruding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325998 | Inspection # | 1713876 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.30000, -75.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was monitoring the workstation for an extruder. The employee was working to unjam/pull wax material off the rollers when their gloved left hand was pulled into the rollers. The employee sustained amputations to their index finger, middle finger, and thumb. The machine was running at the time and was not guarded.
Incident Summary
On November 16, 2023, a worker at Custom Processing Services, Incorporated in READING, 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 extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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