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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054873 · 5/22/2017 · Penn Pallet, 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
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Penn Pallet, Inc.
Location
675 Filmore Road, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a horizontal bandsaw. The employee started to adjust the in-feed rail on the saw using a wrench while the saw was running. The wrench slipped in the employee's hand and his right index finger contacted the saw blade. The employee was taken to the hospital and the index finger was amputated in the hospital the day after the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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