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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021086798 · 8/11/2021 · Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 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 regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
Location
2821 Juniper Dr., LEWISTON, IDAHO, 83501
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending a small breaker plate on a press brake. His right thumb was caught between the bent flange of the part and the punch. Part of his right thumb above the knuckle was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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