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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161010194 · 10/31/2016 · The Installation Group

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
The Installation Group
Location
2929 Schoeneck Road, MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18062
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a conveyor system using a pry bar to separate parts and amputated a fingertip when the tool slipped and pinched his finger between the two parts.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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