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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030581 · 3/6/2015 · Casual Living Unlimited LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Secondary source
Vacuum cleaners

Employer

Name
Casual Living Unlimited LLC
Location
172 Orlan Road, NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17557
NAICS
337125
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a saw that kept clogging with sawdust. The employee placed the vac hose at the bottom of the saw, and the hose was sucked into the bottom. He sustained an amputation to his right-hand index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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