Amputations

Name: Amputations at Big B Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023076330 · 7/17/2023 · Big B Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Big B Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC, CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17929
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was aligning a cylinder to install a pin. The employee's left index finger was in the borehole to verify alignment when the cylinder shifted, amputating their fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown