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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181011087 · 10/26/2018 · Weaber, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Weaber, Inc.
Location
1231 Mt. Wilson Road, LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17042
NAICS
321912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam wood that was caught in a drive belt when she suffered a partial amputation of her right middle finger. The belt was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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