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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087480 · 8/7/2020 · Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Drills-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corporation
Location
411 Jonestown Road, JONESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17038
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An assembler was using a cordless drill with a 3/8" bit to drill through a fiberglass reinforced panel on a truck when the drill bit went through the steel wall of the truck cab and grabbed onto his glove. The right index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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