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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032489 · 3/17/2017 · Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC.
Location
86 Tube Drive, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
NAICS
331525
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a moving roller when the rag got caught in the roller pulling the employee's left hand into the roller and partially amputating the middle finger. The employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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