Amputations

Name: Amputations at KME Corp.
Start: 5/3/2019

1 amputation · 2019054524 · 5/3/2019 · KME 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: Metalworking lathes
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: KME Corp.
Location: 1 Industrial Complex, NESQUEHONING, PENNSYLVANIA, 18240
NAICS: 336120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 3, 2019, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was buffing a 4-foot long metal shaft on a lathe using an abrasive pad. The spinning shaft caught the employee's glove causing a partial amputation of the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown