Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Tapco Tube Company
Start: 9/21/2015

1 amputation · 2015096927 · 9/21/2015 · The Tapco Tube Company

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: The Tapco Tube Company
Location: 10748 S. Water Street Extension, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was measuring metal and lost his grip on the measuring tool. When he reached for it, his gloves were caught in the guide rollers resulting in the amputation of two fingers at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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