Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pik Rite Inc.
Start: 5/9/2019

1 amputation · 2019054734 · 5/9/2019 · Pik Rite 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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pik Rite Inc.
Location: 60 Pik Rite Lane, LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17837
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shearing a piece of 1/4" thick X 4" wide piece of steel flat bar on an ironworker machine. The employee's gloved, left middle finger was caught between the flat bar and the shear resulting in a fingertip amputation with bone loss.

Source

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