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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161111169 · 11/25/2016 · SMC Powder Metallurgy, Incorporated

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SMC Powder Metallurgy, Incorporated
Location
1251 ROUTE 6 WEST, GALETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16922
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 25, 2016, at 2:30 PM, an employee was watching a coworker set up a die in a full revolution mechanical power press when the employee's left hand entered the top ejection post that was attached to the platen. The coworker then jogged the machine and the top rod crushed four fingers on the employee's left hand. The middle and ring fingers had to be medically amputated below the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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