Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1532544.015 - Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1532544.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 05/25/2021

Site Address:
Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.
66 E Main Street
New Kingstown, PA 17072

Mailing Address:
Po Box 428, New Kingstown, PA 17072

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333120/Construction Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/27/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1769373	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138583.015

Event: 05/18/2021

Employee sustains finger avulsion when clearing jammed conve

At 4:30 p.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a construction machinery manufacturer was attempting to remove a material jam on a powered conveyor. The material was jammed on the conveyor at the material guide attachment. The employee struck the top of the material with his hand instead of using a tool such as a hammer. The employee caught his finger between the material and the conveyor roller guide. The employee received medical treatment with hospitalization for an avulsion to his finger.

Keywords: Avulsion, Caught Between, Clearing, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Cut, Finger, Guide, Hand, Hand Tool, Jammed, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Tendon

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532544.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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