Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1536758.015 - East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1536758.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 06/17/2021

Site Address:
East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
102 Deka Road
Lyon Station, PA 19536

Mailing Address:
102 Deka Road, Lyon Station, PA 19536

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335911/Storage Battery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/17/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/29/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1776870	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137589.015

Event: 06/13/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in machine clamp

At 8:00 a.m. on June 13, 2021, Employee #1 was adjusting material on a conveyor belt leading into Case Accumulator #1 ("The Farmer"). The employee had actuated the emergency stop and reached through the light curtain to adjust the product when the machine clamp dropped onto the material, catching and amputating the tip of the employee's left ring finger. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Light Curtain, Reach, Reaching

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1536758.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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