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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021455 · 2/14/2017 · Marcegaglia USA

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Marcegaglia USA
Location
1001 East Waterfront Drive, MUNHALL, PENNSYLVANIA, 15120
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to clean out materials in a saw. The employee's left hand was on the frame of the machine when it cycled and a brass rail caught the employee's thumb and pinched it against the frame. The employee's left thumb tip had to be surgically amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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