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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032478 · 3/13/2018 · R.M. PALMER, COMPANY

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
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
R.M. PALMER, COMPANY
Location
77 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19611
NAICS
311330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an air valve in the wash room when his finger slipped off the release button and the valve closed on his finger, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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