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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021543 · 2/17/2023 · Perryman Company

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 running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Perryman Company
Location
625 Technology Drive, COAL CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 15423
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of bar material inside a hydraulic vise on a band saw machine. The switch was toggled closed, crushing the employee's left middle finger in the vise. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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