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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021033 · 2/1/2023 · Harmony Castings, 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
Band saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Harmony Castings, LLC
Location
251 Perry Highway, HARMONY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16037
NAICS
331524
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a casting with a band saw. After the cut, he was trying to move the cut piece of casting away when the sawblade caught his glove. Two of his fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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