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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088208 · 8/10/2018 · Plastek Industries-CPD

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Plastek Industries-CPD
Location
2310 Pittsburgh Avenue, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was building an automation machine when a part jammed in the machine. The employee reached in to grab the jammed part and the machine cycled. The employee suffered an amputation of the pinky finger on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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