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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098614 · 9/18/2023 · BNZ Materials, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
BNZ Materials, Inc.
Location
191 Front Street, ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16063
NAICS
327120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was securing a bulk bag to the discharge chute below a dust collector when his right hand slipped and contacted the blades of the rotary valve. The employee sustained amputation of four fingers on the right hand. The chute was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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