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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096311 · 9/1/2015 · Seaway Manufacturing Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Seaway Manufacturing Corporation
Location
2250 E. 33rd Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16510
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a chop saw to cut pieces of aluminum. He was holding a piece of aluminum in place while making a cut when his right-hand thumb contacted the saw blade. He suffered a partial amputation of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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