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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018066190 · 6/22/2018 · Kalas Mfg. Inc.

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
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
Kalas Mfg. Inc.
Location
167 Greenfield Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
NAICS
331422
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a die casting machine, running an angle mold. The employee's hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a finger amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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