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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018089021 · 8/31/2018 · Tech Cast Holdings, LLC

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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Tech Cast Holdings, LLC
Location
640 South Cherry Street, MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17067
NAICS
331512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a casting using a 20-inch face-front grinding wheel when the employee's finger was pinched at the bottom of the wheel on the seal plate, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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