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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021219 · 2/9/2022 · Veka 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Veka Inc.
Location
100 Veka Drive, FOMBELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16123
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been operating a sandblaster. The employee was tapping a sifting screen to unclog the blast hose when the blade struck their left middle finger resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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