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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099289 · 9/6/2019 · Michels Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Michels Corporation
Location
In the Area Of, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee was installing pipe casing, a shackle moved down and forwards, which caught the employee's middle finger on his gloved left hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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