Amputations

Name: Amputations at Shasta Incorporated
Start: 8/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015086164 · 8/26/2015 · Shasta Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Shasta Incorporated
Location: 300 Steel Street, ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15001
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing the exit guard on the bar peeler machine. The top hinge of the guard fell and caught the tip of the employee's finger between the guard and the machine. The tip of the employee's right index finger was amputated. The employee was not hospitalized.

Source

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