Surteco North America Inc

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — AUBURN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Surteco North America Inc in AUBURN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Surteco North America Inc Report ID 2024087908
Address 95 Hickory Drive City, State ZIP AUBURN, PENNSYLVANIA 17922
Event Date August 26, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1773047
GPS Coordinates 40.60000, -76.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting up a calender machine. The startup procedure required the employee to thread a string on a plastic pole to feed through the machine. While the employee was threading the pole, the machine caught their left thumb. While the employee was trying to extricate their thumb, the machine pulled in their right arm. They suffered a fracture to the left thumb, as well as a crushing injury and skin removal to the right arm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2024, a worker at Surteco North America Inc in AUBURN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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