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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097183 · 9/29/2015 · Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
Location
401 West Lincoln Avenue, LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA, 17543
NAICS
713990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a loaded cart when the cart hit a doorway and the load began to shift. The employee then attempted to catch the load and amputated portions of the index and middle fingers on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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