Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1418753.015 - Vorteq Coil Finishers Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1418753.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 07/29/2019

Site Address:
Vorteq Coil Finishers Llc
2233 26th Street Sw
Allentown, PA 18103

Mailing Address:
2233 26th Street Sw, Allentown, PA 18103

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332812/ Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/21/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1480233	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118377.015

Event: 07/24/2019

Employee incurs amputation to two fingers when caught in rol

At 9:30 a.m. on July 24, 2019, an employee was cleaning a roller on a machine when his rag was caught by the rollers pulling his hand into the machine. The employee incurred degloving to two fingers resulting in amputation and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Coating Operation, Degloving, Finger, Hand, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1418753.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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