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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043789 · 4/28/2017 · P.H. Glatfelter Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
P.H. Glatfelter Company
Location
232 E. 8th Street, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, 45601
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 28, 2017, an employee was using a rope to change the felt on a paper machine when his hand was caught in the nip point created by the rope and the shaft. He sustained amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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