Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ritz-Craft Corp of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Start: 11/17/2016

1 amputation · 20161110818 · 11/17/2016 · Ritz-Craft Corp of Pennsylvania, Inc.

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: Arm saws, radial arm saws

Employer

Name: Ritz-Craft Corp of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Location: 15 Industrial Park Rd, MIFFLINBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17844
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting 2x4" lumber on a radial arm saw when the saw blade lowered on and amputated his right middle finger. The saw was guarded at the time.

Source

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