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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110850 · 11/10/2017 · Vimco, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Vimco, Inc.
Location
300 Hansen Access Rd., KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19406
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 4.5-inch handheld grinder to grind a concrete form when the employee's right glove was caught in the grinder. The employee suffered a laceration involving a tiny portion of flesh that was amputated from the right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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