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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010496 · 1/15/2019 · East Penn Manufacturing

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified

Employer

Name
East Penn Manufacturing
Location
102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing beside a conveyor gate when another employee closed the gate latch on the first employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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