Amputations

Name: Amputations at Eriez Manufacturing Co.
Start: 10/23/2018

1 amputation · 20181010957 · 10/23/2018 · Eriez Manufacturing Co.

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: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Eriez Manufacturing Co.
Location: 2200 Asbury Rd., ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
NAICS: 333298
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shear when his hand got close to the point of operation. When the shear was actuated, the blade amputated his left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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