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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076433 · 7/9/2020 · Feltchs Machine Shop

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Feltchs Machine Shop
Location
231 Baltimore St, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While sanding an axle on a lathe, an employee suffered amputations to the right index, ring, and little fingers (to the first knuckle), as well as the tip of the middle finger when their glove was caught in the lathe.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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