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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161212050 · 12/22/2016 · CARDINAL SYSTEMS INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CARDINAL SYSTEMS INC
Location
250 ROUTE 61 SOUTH, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17972
NAICS
333319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a mechanical hydraulic press and cut the tip of his left hand middle finger at the point of operation. The tip was surgically amputated the following day.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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