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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064452 · 6/1/2021 · York Building Products Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
York Building Products Company Inc.
Location
5952 Lincoln Highway East, THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17364
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An error came up on a pallet receiver table's machine panel and an employee went to the pallet ejector to troubleshoot. The employee was resetting a limit switch when his thumb got caught by a moving chain. The employee suffered a laceration that resulted in a revision amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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