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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032252 · 3/12/2022 · Congoleum Corporation

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Congoleum Corporation
Location
4401 RIDGE ROAD, TRAINER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19061
NAICS
326192
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading bag resins onto a bag dumping station and wrapping/bundling up empty bags for disposal. The employee was dislodging a broken piece of wood that jammed in the conveyor's chain and sprocket when their gloved hand was caught in the conveyor, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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