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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017099046 · 9/21/2017 · Staiman Recycling Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Staiman Recycling Corporation
Location
201 Hepburn Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting off different metal parts on a pipe using an 18-inch shear when the employee's left pinky finger became caught between the two blades, amputating it just below the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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