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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021866 · 2/10/2017 · Hessian Company LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hessian Company LTD
Location
210 Hinterleiter Road, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing concrete product from the molds and got a finger pinched between the pulling beam and the pulled concrete product. The employee's left little finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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