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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015118997 · 11/20/2015 · West Penn Wire

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
West Penn Wire
Location
2833 West Chestnut Street, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to move a portable hydraulic lifting device onto the bed of a pickup truck. One of the folding legs of the portable hydraulic lifting device opened up. The injured employee reached for the leg of the unit and caught his finger in a pinch point caused by the movement of the leg. His right little fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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