Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1580525.015 - Birch Holdings Of Pa

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1580525.015

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 02/28/2022

Site Address:
Birch Holdings Of Pa
215 Diller Avenue
New Holland, PA 17557

Mailing Address:
215 Diller Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 337110/Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/08/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1866543	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144094.015

Event: 02/14/2022

Employee cuts and fractures fingertips on disc sander

At 2:45 p.m. on February 144, 2022, an employee was using a bench-top Delta disc sander to deburr a small piece of aluminum for a jig. The employee was holding the work piece in line with the direction of the sanding disc rotation when rotating disc grabbed the work piece and pressed his fingertips against the sanding disc. The employee suffered left index and middle fingertip skin abrasions and distal bone fractures and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Contact, Deburring, Disc, Fingertip, Fracture, Metal, Rotating Parts, Sander, Sanding Machine

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580525.015	62	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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