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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099197 · 9/5/2018 · Charter Plastics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Charter Plastics, Inc.
Location
221 South Perry Street, TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16354
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's left index finger was caught in a pipe crimp cutter as he used it to cut a piece of tape. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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