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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065491 · 6/15/2017 · Weiler Corporation

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Weiler Corporation
Location
1 Weiler Drive, CRESCO, PENNSYLVANIA, 18326
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a machine to cut brushes when the employee's right hand slipped and came into contact with the cutting head, amputating the right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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