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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065081 · 6/5/2017 · BETHLEHEM PRECAST, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
BETHLEHEM PRECAST, INC.
Location
835 EAST NORTH STREET, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut wood when the saw kicked back and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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