Amputations

Name: Amputations at Birch Holdings of PA
Start: 2/14/2022

1 amputation · 2022021397 · 2/14/2022 · Birch Holdings of PA

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Birch Holdings of PA
Location: 215 Diller Avenue, NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17557
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a disc sander to clean burrs off a small piece of aluminum. The machine grabbed the aluminum and pulled in his fingers, causing amputations to the left index and middle fingertips as well as a broken ring finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown