Central States Manufacturing, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — CLAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Central States Manufacturing, Inc. | Report ID | 20241110411 |
| Address | 402 Corporate Boulevard | City, State ZIP | CLAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16625 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Reels, rolls, spools, coils | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332311 | Inspection # | 1795344 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.27000, -78.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading coil stock into a purlin line. The metal was caught on the machine's guides and bowed upward at the camber corrector. When the employee pulled the metal downward, stored energy in the bowed metal caused it to come down on his right middle fingertip. The employee sustained an amputation at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2024, a worker at Central States Manufacturing, Inc. in CLAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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