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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032302 · 3/11/2020 · C-K Composites Co., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
C-K Composites Co., LLC
Location
361 Bridgeport Street, MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15666
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing something from the rollers of the glue machine when their right hand was caught in the rotating rollers and the right thumb was crushed. The thumb was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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