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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015086237 · 8/28/2015 · Special Metals

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
Special Metals
Location
3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 28, 2015, at approximately 6:45pm, while performing maintenance on a machine, another employee activated the machine after receiving verbal confirmation from the mechanic to go ahead. The maintenance mechanic suffered the amputation of his left thumb after it was pinched between a table and material near the entry end of the cap line.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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