Amputations

Name: Amputations at Glen-Gery Corporation
Start: 5/5/2019

1 amputation · 2019054565 · 5/5/2019 · Glen-Gery Corporation

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: Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Glen-Gery Corporation
Location: 1090 East Boundary Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17403
NAICS: 327121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was learning to use a lathe when his finger was caught between the rotating chuck jaws and the tool rest adjustment lever. The employees right index fingertip was pinched and required medical amputation.

Source

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