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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111854 · 11/16/2018 · Champion Modulars, Inc.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Champion Modulars, Inc.
Location
451 Southern Ave., STRATTANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16258
NAICS
321992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a board on a rip saw while using a push stick. The board kicked back during cutting and the employee's left hand was drawn into the saw. The employee suffered an amputation of the thumb, and partial amputations of the pointer and middle fingers on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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