Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nittany Paper Mills Inc.
Start: 4/16/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021043183 · 4/16/2021 · Nittany Paper Mills Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Nittany Paper Mills Inc.
Location: 6395 State Route 103 North, LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17044
NAICS: 322291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was re-threading a paper converting machine at the embossing roller area. Their left hand became caught between the steel embossing roller and a rubber roller. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

Source

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