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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111839 · 11/13/2019 · Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
Location
124 Laurel Avenue, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15906
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking a wire for scratches on a block machine wheel when the employee's right hand was caught in the wheel behind the block, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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