Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1465601.015 - Eddington Thread Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1465601.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 02/26/2020

Site Address:
Eddington Thread Manufacturing Company, Inc.
3222 Knights Road
Bensalem, PA 19020

Mailing Address:
3222 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 313110

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/15/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1545838	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124331.015

Event: 02/18/2020

Employee amputates fingertip

At 5:55 p.m. on February 18, 2020, an employee was walking down the twisting machine line, checking for jams. The employee went to cut the thread, and a finger became entwined in the 840 nylon thread count. The employee amputated a fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Partial Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1465601.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Winding and twisting machine operators

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