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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088637 · 8/21/2018 · Sensus USA, Inc.

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
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Sensus USA, Inc.
Location
805 Liberty Boulevard, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS
332439
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clamping a cast iron gas meter housing unit into a hydrostatic test unit. While actuating the clamping mechanism, he was holding the body with his right hand. As the clamping mechanism was clamping, the cap on the outlet end (left side of the body) shifted. At this point, he grabbed the body and cap to prevent it from falling out of the testing machine. His left thumb then became caught between the cap and the hydrostatic test clamping mechanism, causing a partial amputation of his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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