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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054393 · 5/19/2022 · Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC
Location
45 Ashley Way, LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19533
NAICS
442110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning fiber off a roller drive belt. The employee's left index fingertip got caught where the roller drive belt meets the belt wheel resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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