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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076729 · 7/19/2017 · Simplex Industries, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
Simplex Industries, Incorporated
Location
1 Simplex Drive, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18504
NAICS
321992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting wooden strips on a table saw. While using a push stick, the employee slipped on saw dust around the table saw. The employee's left hand then contacted the rotating blade, amputating the fourth finger's distal phalanx.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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