Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dntsply International Prosthetics Division
Start: 6/17/2015

1 amputation · 2015063737 · 6/17/2015 · Dntsply International Prosthetics Division

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 regular operation
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Dntsply International Prosthetics Division
Location: 570 West College Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17405
NAICS: 339114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee received an amputation injury while operating molding machine #26. The employee placed a mold into the machine. The mold was crooked so the employee reached in to straighten it. The machine activated and came down on the employee's left hand. He was taken to the hospital where his index and middle finger were amputated above the knuckle. He also received burn injuries to his hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown