Amputations

Name: Amputations at Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 2/23/2019

1 amputation · 2019022039 · 2/23/2019 · Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 1521 Enterprise Road, CORRY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16407
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake. The parts were being held in place by a magnet near the point of operation to allow for a hands free process. The employee's right hand was caught in the point of operation as the press engaged causing a middle fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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