Superior Tube Company, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Superior Tube Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2024109672 |
| Address | 3900 Germantown Pike | City, State ZIP | COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19426 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | 1789703 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.18000, -75.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was tagging a tube, which involved feeding the tube into a rotary hammer-type milling machine. The glove on his left hand was pulled around the tube, resulting in a partial amputation to his left little fingertip and tissue damage to his left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2024, a worker at Superior Tube Company, Inc. in COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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