Surteco North America Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — 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.
Context
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