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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191213158 · 12/24/2019 · Mount Joy Wire Corporation

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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Mount Joy Wire Corporation
Location
1000 East Main Street, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding metal wire on a benchtop grinder. The grinder pulled in the employee's left hand, causing a partial amputation of the ring finger (to the second knuckle) and a partial amputation of the little finger (to the first knuckle).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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