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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087742 · 8/13/2017 · First Quality Enterprises

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
First Quality Enterprises
Location
121 North Road, MC ELHATTAN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17748
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a pallet destacker when it jammed. He used a pry bar to free it. When it unjammed, his right index finger was caught between the pry bar and the wood pallets, amputating his fingertip without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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