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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021183 · 2/8/2016 · Oak Hill Veneer, Incorporated

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 regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Oak Hill Veneer, Incorporated
Location
23189 S.R. 14 North, TROY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16947
NAICS
321211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cut-off saw when his glove was stuck in a chain, pulling his hand into the saw blades. He amputated his pinky finger and part of his right-hand ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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