Amputations

Name: Amputations at SAPA Extrusions Inc.
Start: 10/14/2017

1 amputation · 2017109902 · 10/14/2017 · SAPA Extrusions Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: SAPA Extrusions Inc.
Location: 53 Pottsville St., CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17929
NAICS: 331314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 14, 2017, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was using a hoist to move a basket containing a tool stack (approximately 1,060 pounds). He was using his left hand to operate the hoist remote while his right hand was on the basket. As the basket landed, the tool stack shifted, pinching and amputating his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown