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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021595 · 2/18/2020 · Eddington Thread Manufacturing 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, unspecified
Source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Eddington Thread Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 3222 Knights Road, BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19020
NAICS: 313110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to cut a tangled thread from a twisting machine. The machine caused the amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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