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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129848 · 12/18/2015 · Mailing Services of Pittsburgh

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mailing Services of Pittsburgh
Location
155 COMMERCE DRIVE, FREEDOM, PENNSYLVANIA, 15042
NAICS
541860
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping another employee adjust the perforator machine. As the employee ran product through the machine, their left pinky finger was amputated. The guard was not in place at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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