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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161010041 · 10/25/2016 · Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania

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, n.e.c.
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania
Location
60 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee removed a guard from a conveyor belt motor to check the chain and sprockets for tension. The employee reached toward the running chain and sprocket and his left thumb was caught between the chain and sprocket resulting in an amputation of 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of the thumb. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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