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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021028 · 2/1/2023 · Gestamp West Virginia, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Gestamp West Virginia, LLC
Location
3100 MacCorkle Avenue SW, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25303
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting parts as they came off an assembly line. The employee lifted a part with his left hand and the other end of the part became caught on the line, pinning his hand between the part and a light pole. The employee sustained amputation of the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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