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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032114 · 3/8/2022 · Burke and Sons, 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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Burke and Sons, Inc.
Location
110 Gaskill Avenue, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15767
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting scrap with an up-cut saw. The saw activated while the employee's left hand was near the point of operation. Its blade amputated the employee's thumb and index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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