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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032393 · 3/16/2023 · Nittany Paper Mills, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Nittany Paper Mills, LLC
Location
6395 Pennsylvania State Route 103 North, LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17044
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the maintenance shop and dumping debris in a dumpster using a forklift. As the employee was dumping the debris, their left hand was caught between the 5-yard metal hopper and the forklift forks, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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