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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016053744 · 5/3/2016 · ECORE INTERNATIONAL

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tables, worktables
Secondary source
Guardrails, road dividers

Employer

Name
ECORE INTERNATIONAL
Location
715 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17608
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was relocating a workbench with another employee to a temporary location so the floor could be painted. While grasping the table from the sides, his left pinky was pinched between the table and a stationary guard rail which resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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