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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129352 · 12/10/2015 · Watsontown Brick

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Watsontown Brick
Location
86 Port May Road, WATSONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17777
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting brick using an automated saw when his finger went under the saw blade. His right index finger was amputated below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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