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Amputations

1 amputation · 20180112308 · 1/9/2018 · WABTEC Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
WABTEC Corporation
Location
3RD STREET, B.I.D.A. COMPLEX, BERWICK, PENNSYLVANIA, 18603
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a new part onto an end milling cutter. The cutter's rotating spindle entangled the employee's right glove and fingers, causing an amputation to a finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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