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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054484 · 5/13/2020 · Brightsmith LLC

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
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Brightsmith LLC
Location
120 Enterprise Ave,, MORRISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19067
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing equipment with the aid of a hoist. Another employee accidentally made contact with the hoist controller, causing the hoist to rise and amputated the first employee's finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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