Amputations

Name: Amputations at Creative Pultrusions, Inc.
Start: 3/3/2017

1 amputation · 2017032026 · 3/3/2017 · Creative Pultrusions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Creative Pultrusions, Inc.
Location: 214 Industrial Lane, ALUM BANK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15521
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a table-top miter saw when his glove got caught in the saw blade, pulling his left fifth finger into the saw blade. A physician later amputated part of the employee's finger.

Source

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