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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054609 · 5/24/2023 · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc
Location
156 Cedar Avenue, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18505
NAICS
336992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a switch on the loading cradle for a metal tracer lathe. The machine cycled, resulting in an amputation to the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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