Carpenter Technology Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Carpenter Technology Corporation | Report ID | 2024087887 |
| Address | 101 W Bern St | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19601 |
| Event Date | August 26, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Industrial surfacing and finishing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331110 | Inspection # | 1773008 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.36000, -75.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working at the strip metal processing machine (wet (oil) process). The employee used a rag in their right hand to clean a roller and three fingers were caught in a nip point, resulting in amputation of their right thumb tip as well as their index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded and running at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 26, 2024, a worker at Carpenter Technology Corporation in READING, 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 industrial surfacing and finishing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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