Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tobyhanna Army Depot
Start: 5/3/2021

1 amputation · 2021053651 · 5/3/2021 · Tobyhanna Army Depot

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 regular operation
Source: Band saws

Employer

Name: Tobyhanna Army Depot
Location: 11 Hap Arnold Blvd, TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18466
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading stock into a bandsaw's automatic feeder. As the employee pushed the stock through the feeder, the hydraulic clamp came down and caught the employee's right hand against the stock. The employee's ring finger was partially amputated.

Source

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