JELD-WEN, Incorporated
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | JELD-WEN, Incorporated | Report ID | 2024065051 |
| Address | 825 Shiner Road | City, State ZIP | TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA 18848 |
| Event Date | June 7, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Other special process machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine and tool parts, accessories n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321219 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.76000, -76.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was examining filter socks in a paint tote inside a booth. The employee noticed that a sock was displaced and floating in the tote. As the employee tried to retrieve it, it became entangled in the rotating agitator inside the tote, which then entangled the employee's left hand in the sock. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 7, 2024, a worker at JELD-WEN, Incorporated in TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with other special process machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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