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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010419 · 10/19/2017 · Giffin Interior & Fixtures, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Giffin Interior & Fixtures, Inc.
Location
500 Scotti Drive, BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15017
NAICS
337212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting an edge bander when the employee suffered an amputation to the right third distal phalanges. An interlock was not in place and the equipment was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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