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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020099050 · 9/23/2020 · Eastern Vault Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
Eastern Vault Co., Inc.
Location
494 Courthouse Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24740
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee squatted down to observe a non-working conveyor roller. His gloved left index finger was caught in a rotating chain underneath resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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