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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043393 · 4/22/2016 · Metco Industries, Inc.

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, n.e.c.
Source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
Metco Industries, Inc.
Location
1241 Brusselles Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a powdered metal press for production. While he was attempting to check if the inner punch was firing, his left-hand middle finger was struck by the tooling, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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