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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054619 · 5/22/2017 · BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source
Sheets, towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name
BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC.
Location
700 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE, SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15478
NAICS
314120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that prints logos onto fabric materials when the machine began to leak ink. As the employee was attempting to remove ink from the roller using a towel, the rollers caught the towel and pulled her hand into the machine. Her right little finger was crushed and de-gloved. Her finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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