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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065534 · 6/16/2017 · Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Paris Cleaner dba Paris Healthcare Linen Services
Location
100 Tom Mix Drive, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS
812332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wiping grease from a drive chain on a machine when the chain pulled his right index finger into the drive's pulley, amputating it. The machine was guarded and operating at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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