Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Fibertech Corporation
Start: 9/7/2016

1 amputation · 2016098428 · 9/7/2016 · American Fibertech 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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Fibertech Corporation
Location: 255 N Carlisle Street, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While removing a chain from a sprocket, an employee's hand was drawn into the sprocket, amputating the index finger and injuring the middle, ring, and little fingers.

Source

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