OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375892

EAST PENN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED

LYON STATION, PA· 2021-06-13T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Light Curtain, Reach, Reaching
NAICS: 335911
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345367585
Employer profile: EAST PENN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221375892
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in machine clamp

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 13, 2021, Employee #1 was adjusting material on a conveyor belt leading into Case Accumulator #1 ("The Farmer"). The employee had actuated the emergency stop and reached through the light curtain to adjust the product when the machine clamp dropped onto the material, catching and amputating the tip of the employee's left ring finger. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
717

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