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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118571 · 11/12/2015 · Weiler Corporation

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Weiler Corporation
Location
1 Weiler Drive, CRESCO, PENNSYLVANIA, 18326
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A wire became jammed in the wire brush manufacturing machine. The employee unjammed the wire and used his left middle finger to check if the feed tube was free of debris. The machine toggled and amputated his left middle fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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