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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010344 · 1/13/2016 · Metaldyne SinterForged Products, LLC

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
Assembly presses

Employer

Name
Metaldyne SinterForged Products, LLC
Location
197 West Creek Road, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS
332117
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 1/13/16, at 8:30 a.m., an employee was running a manual assembly press with two hand controls installed. While the employee's hand was in the point of operation, the press activated and pinched the employee's left index finger, amputating the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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