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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021531 · 2/19/2021 · East Penn Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
East Penn Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a machine on a pasting department line in an automotive plant. The employee's hand was caught between a conveyor belt and a roller, causing a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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