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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065791 · 6/23/2017 · Greenfield Basket Factory, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Greenfield Basket Factory, Inc.
Location
11423 Wilson Road, NORTH EAST, PENNSYLVANIA, 16428
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a wood clipper machine when his hand entered the point of operation. The machine cycled and amputated his right middle and ring fingers. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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