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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065565 · 6/22/2016 · Universal Electric Corporation

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
Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Universal Electric Corporation
Location
168 Georgetown Road, CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15317
NAICS
221121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam in a cutting machine. When the jam cleared, the machine automatically started back up, amputating the employee's right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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