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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096781 · 9/16/2015 · Kraemer Textiles, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Kraemer Textiles, Inc
Location
240 South Main St, NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA, 18064
NAICS
313111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was running a card machine. When the employee tried to remove build up, string wrapped around his left hand middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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