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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191011067 · 10/23/2019 · Carpenter Technology Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Location
101 West Bern Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19601
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a straightener machine when the employee's hand was caught by a piece of steel that was being straightened, resulting in the partial amputation of the left middle finger and degloving injuries to the left ring and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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