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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054760 · 5/10/2019 · Pennmark Technologies 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
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Pennmark Technologies Corporation
Location
1170 Lower Demunds Rd, DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18612
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary worker was operating a press brake to bend a 70mm piece of sheet metal. Their right hand was caught in the press when it was actuated resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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