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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017109489 · 10/3/2017 · Pro Sign Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Pro Sign Company
Location
251 Boot Road, DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19335
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shear when the bit came down and partially amputated one of the employee's fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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