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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221110362 · 11/28/2022 · Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.
Location
124 Laurel Avenue, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15906
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stringing steel through a machine die. After attaching the puller to the wire, the employee used his thumb to apply pressure to the wire before jogging the machine. His finger was pinched between the turning block and the puller, resulting in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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