Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1416809.015 - Elkay Manufacturing Company, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1416809.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 07/22/2019

Site Address:
Elkay Manufacturing Company, Llc
95 E Old State Road
Sellersville, PA 18960

Mailing Address:
95 E Old State Road, Sellersville, PA 18960

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332999/All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/09/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1476884	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118141.015

Event: 07/16/2019

Employee amputates fingertip when caught under shear hold do

At 10:30 a.m. on July 16, 2019, an employee was using a shear to cut 5 inches off a 4 foot long metal piece when he got his finger caught under the hold down due to built up air pressure. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, High Pressure, Hold-Down Clamp, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Partial Amputation, Puncture, Shear, Shearing Machine, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1416809.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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