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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087658 · 8/10/2017 · Lakeview Forge Co

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lakeview Forge Co
Location
1725 Pittsburgh Avenue, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a 400-ton press when his right hand became caught in the press die. His index and middle fingers had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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