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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065764 · 6/23/2017 · Bowhead Integrated Support 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 regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Bowhead Integrated Support Services
Location
1350 Superior Avenue, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a bending machine to roll tubing into a circle when the feeder caught his glove and right hand, amputating his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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