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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108151 · 10/23/2015 · Penn Wood Products, 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
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Penn Wood Products, Inc
Location
102 Locust St, EAST BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17316
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading molding into a machine. The employee's gloved hand was caught in the machine as the blade was coming to a stop. The right middle fingertip was amputated with bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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