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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109560 · 10/5/2017 · Arlington Industries, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Arlington Industries, Inc.
Location
1 Stauffer Industrial Park, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18517
NAICS
335932
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a machine and holding a clicker to count/advance the machine when the employee dropped the clicker onto a shelf. As the employee reached to retrieve the clicker, the employee's left hand was caught in the machine, amputating the middle fingertip and fracturing the ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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