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Crushing injuries

1 amputation · 20191010861 · 10/17/2019 · Novipax

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Novipax
Location
1123 West Valley Avenue, PAXINOS, PENNSYLVANIA, 17860
NAICS
326150
Jurisdiction
1

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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