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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2019077566 · 7/24/2019 · Vorteq Coil Finishers LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Vorteq Coil Finishers LLC
Location
2233 26th Street SW, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wiping off a machine's safety guard while the bottom side rolls were forward coating. Part of his rag dropped into the nip and sucked his hand into the rolls, de-gloving his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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