← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111370 · 11/5/2018 · STRASBURG PALLET COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
STRASBURG PALLET COMPANY
Location
2940 WHITE OAK ROAD, STRASBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17579
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to cut lumber with a saw. The saw energized while his left hand was on top of the lumber; four of his fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown