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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018043924 · 4/24/2018 · Evergreen Metallurgical 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
Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Evergreen Metallurgical Company
Location
679 East Butler Road, BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, 16002
NAICS
332117
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a 215-pound toggle into a crushing machine when the toggle slipped and fell onto his left ring finger, catching it between the toggle and the machine frame. His finger suffered an avulsion that led to a surgical amputation of his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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