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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043453 · 4/18/2023 · American Iron and Metal Recycling - Erie, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
American Iron and Metal Recycling - Erie, LLC
Location
1431 East Ave, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16503
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shear to cut metal. A piece of metal became caught, then moved again and crushed the employee's right middle finger against the machine's guard. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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