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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023076236 · 7/13/2023 · Wabtec US Rail, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wabtec US Rail, Inc.
Location
1503 West main Street Ext., GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16127
NAICS
333618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a jacket line for power assemblies for engines when a slide stop would not retract. The injured employee and maintenance employees worked together to troubleshoot the issue. The injured employee was checking an air pressure switch on the machine when the hydraulic cylinder extended and crushed their right index finger against the jacket line, amputating the finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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