Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ridg-U-Rac, Inc.
Start: 7/22/2016

1 amputation · 2016076694 · 7/22/2016 · Ridg-U-Rac, 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: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Ridg-U-Rac, Inc.
Location: 120 South Lake Street, NORTH EAST, PENNSYLVANIA, 16428
NAICS: 337215
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 7/22/16, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was setting up a shear to shear parts and was adjusting the stops. During the setup, the shear cycled and his left middle finger was caught in the pinch point between the bench and the part hold-down, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown