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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109543 · 10/10/2016 · Miller Welding and Machine Company

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 regular operation
Source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Miller Welding and Machine Company
Location
497 Allegheny Blvd., BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15825
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading equipment onto storage racks using a hoist. The hoist's up button was activated, causing the hoist hook to jump. The employee's left pinky finger was caught in the pinch point between the hook and the equipment, amputating her finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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