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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019076769 · 7/5/2019 · Morris Coupling Company

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Morris Coupling Company
Location
2240 W. 15th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press using a foot pedal. As he was changing the die, the machine cycled and the press came down on his left hand. The tips of his ring and middle fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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