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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099280 · 9/30/2016 · Elliott Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Elliott Group
Location
236 Finley Road, BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15012
NAICS
333611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was drilling holes in a half-inch steel plate using an electromagnetic drill. As he was removing the drill bit from the last hole, a stinger caught his glove and pulled his hand toward the drill bit, amputating his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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