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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032692 · 3/19/2018 · Toy Factory TX, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Toy Factory TX, LLC
Location
393 Industrial Park, ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17824
NAICS
339931
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a 2,000-pound polyester fluff separating drum when the employee's left arm became entangled in the drum's spikes. The employee's entire left arm was amputated. The drum was moving at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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