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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110944 · 11/14/2017 · Lakeview Forge Company, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Stone, marble, granite slabs

Employer

Name
Lakeview Forge Company, LLC
Location
1725 Pittsburgh Avenue, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was disassembling a machine to take it out of service and dispose of it. A slab of granite was on top of part of the machine's steel frame. The employee was attempting to remove the slab of granite when it slipped out of his hands and pinched his left hand between it and the steel frame. His left pinky fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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