Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kane Innovations K1 Plant
Start: 11/3/2020

1 amputation · 20201110429 · 11/3/2020 · Kane Innovations K1 Plant

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 during regular operation
Source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Kane Innovations K1 Plant
Location: 515 North Fraley Street, KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16735
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a mandrel while operating a hydraulic press brake. When he engaged the foot pedal, his fingers were caught between the mandrel and the top of the forming die. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Source

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