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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010111 · 1/5/2022 · J N Pallet Company, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name
J N Pallet Company, LLC
Location
11207 Carr Road, CONNEAUTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16406
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee attempted to pull a piece of lumber off of the lumber production line. As the employee pressed a button on the machine, his hand was pinched between the lumber and a part of the machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation of his right index finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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