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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032612 · 3/21/2017 · US Greenfiber, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
US Greenfiber, LLC
Location
1 Passon Drive, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18702
NAICS
322299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 21, 2017, an employee was checking an empty chemical hopper and amputated two fingers on the right hand when the slide gate struck the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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