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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041775 · 4/6/2015 · Marine Acquisition Corporation US

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Marine Acquisition Corporation US
Location
640 N. Lewis Road, LIMERICK, PENNSYLVANIA, 19468
NAICS
335314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding cable into the nut tester machine, which has crimp jaws. He held the cable with his left hand and used his right hand to hit the two-hand control, causing the crimping jaws to amputate his middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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