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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064803 · 6/13/2021 · East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated

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 Company, Incorporated
Location
102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS
335911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a battery machine when their finger got caught between the machine and a battery case. The employee sustained a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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