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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019021199 · 2/1/2019 · Kunzler and Company Incorporated

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
Product labeling machinery

Employer

Name
Kunzler and Company Incorporated
Location
652 Manor Street, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
NAICS
445210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was pulling on a belt while clearing a labeling jam. When it became free, it caught his fingers in the conveyor belt, amputating the end of his pinky finger and fracturing his ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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