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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065957 · 6/29/2017 · GK Industries, 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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
GK Industries, Inc
Location
4021 Garfield Road, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
NAICS
333512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve cut stock from the back of a metal shear when the shear cycled and amputated three of his left fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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