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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017077231 · 7/31/2017 · WHEMCO, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Overhead hoists, unspecified
Secondary source
Manlifts

Employer

Name
WHEMCO, Inc.
Location
West 7th Avenue, WEST HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15120
NAICS
333519
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working in a man lift basket about 12 to 13 feet off the ground. They were using an overhead hoist to reposition a piece of equipment they were working on in the vertical boring mill. As the overhead hoist was being lowered, the limit switch plate of the hoist came in contact with an employee's left hand, which was resting on the man lift railing. The injured employee sustained the amputation of the left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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