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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107338 · 10/2/2015 · Williamsport Steel Container Corp.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- 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 maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Williamsport Steel Container Corp.
- Location
- 360 ARCH STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- NAICS
- 332439
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
While attempting to clear a jam on the pre-curl machine, an employee's right finger was amputated to the knuckle by the machine's teeth.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown