Amputations

Name: Amputations at Matric Limited
Start: 11/15/2018

1 amputation · 20181111775 · 11/15/2018 · Matric Limited

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Matric Limited
Location: 2099 Hill City Road, SENECA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16346
NAICS: 334419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a heat shrink cutting machine when she attempted to adjust the chute. The plastic window/guard came off the machine and her hand entered the machine, contacting moving parts. She suffered an amputation of the middle finger on her right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown