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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063344 · 6/1/2015 · Metal Powder Products Company

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Metal Powder Products Company
Location
310 Tanner Street, RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
NAICS
332117
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right index fingertip was amputated after it was caught in a pinch point between a rotating auger blade and the blade's enclosure fixture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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