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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099438 · 9/10/2019 · Kawneer Company, 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, n.e.c.
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Kawneer Company, Inc.
Location
500 E 12th St, BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
NAICS
331315
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was teaching an employee how to clean rollers in the pouring and debridge area of the facility. When they were done cleaning the roller, the employee placed it back into the lathe and used a chuck key to tighten it into place. The temporary employee instructed the other employee to turn on the lathe. As the lathe was being turned on, the temporary employee saw the key was still in the chuck and went to remove it. The employee's finger got caught between the key and the guard resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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