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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043680 · 4/25/2023 · Bashlin Industries Inc

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
Punch presses

Employer

Name
Bashlin Industries Inc
Location
119 West Pine Street, GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16127
NAICS
316998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press. As he was positioning a piece of leather in the machine, the press cycled and the die came down on his right hand. He suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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