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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087499 · 8/11/2016 · Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.

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
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Location
2700 CLEMENS ROAD, HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 19440
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a vat on a vat lift. When he attempted to correct the alignment of the vat, his finger was pinched between the vat and the vat lift, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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