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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096428 · 9/3/2015 · CPG International, Incorporated

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
CPG International, Incorporated
Location
801 Corey Street, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18505
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee activated a pneumatic holding mechanism by foot pedal while placing a plastic door on a machine. The clamp pinched the employee's right middle finger between the clamp and the plastic door. When the employee pulled their finger out, the right middle finger nail and skin were removed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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