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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107390 · 10/5/2015 · SciCast International, 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
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
SciCast International, Inc.
Location
650 Route 100 North, BECHTELSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19505
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove metal from the slides of a die cast machine. The machine was powered on at the time. The employee's right hand got caught in the machine, amputating the right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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