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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041817 · 4/7/2015 · First Quality Tissue, LLC

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
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
First Quality Tissue, LLC
Location
904 Woods Ave, LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17745
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a line that manufactured two-ply paper towels in the converting area. While attempting to rethread a sheet to create the two-ply, he fingers got pinched between two rollers. He sustained a laceration of the third and fourth digits and a partial amputation of the distal tips; no digits were fully amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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