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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118686 · 11/17/2015 · Greiner Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Brake presses
Secondary source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Greiner Industries
Location
1650 Steel Way, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a die in a brake press and pinched a finger between the die and the bed of the machine amputating the fifth fingertip on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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