Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.
Start: 6/9/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065369 · 6/9/2020 · Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.

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, unspecified

Employer

Name: Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.
Location: 2800 Red Lion Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19114
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a duct line. As the employee was adjusting the feed, the duct line amputated his right little finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown