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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110761 · 11/8/2017 · Magnesita Refractories

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 during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Magnesita Refractories
Location
425 South Salem Church Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17408
NAICS
327125
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing pallets of bricks on a conveyor when the employee's fingers were pinched between two of the pallets, amputating the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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