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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021693 · 2/14/2019 · Penn - Union Corp

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary

Employer

Name
Penn - Union Corp
Location
229 Waterford Street, EDINBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, 16412
NAICS
335313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a drill press. The bit bottomed out, causing the vise to rotate and crush the employee's left hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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