Amputations

Name: Amputations at Beck Manufacturing
Start: 12/4/2015

1 amputation · 2015129188 · 12/4/2015 · Beck Manufacturing

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: Band saws

Employer

Name: Beck Manufacturing
Location: 9170 Molly Pitcher Highway, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
NAICS: 332996
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee reached into a horizontal band saw as it was running to either insert or remove a block. The pipe clamp on the saw closed and pinched her finger between the clamp and the block, partially amputating her left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown