Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Novipax, 1123 West Valley Avenue, PAXINOS, PENNSYLVANIA 17860
on , Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On October 16, 2019, an employee was operating a shape pad machine. The pads were sticking to the bottom roller and under the felt lubrication bar. The employee adjusted the bottom vacuum unit while knocking pads off the bottom roller. The top rollers caught the employee's right index finger, crushing it. The employee underwent surgery that included removing a piece of bone.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified