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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021109202 · 10/25/2021 · Clean Textile Systems LP

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, unspecified
Source
Fabric pressers and ironing appliances

Employer

Name
Clean Textile Systems LP
Location
111 Marvista Street, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15212
NAICS
812331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working under a machine. The machine was started and its rotating parts caught the employee's right thumb, amputating it. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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