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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109089 · 10/2/2023 · Graf Tech International Holdings Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Graf Tech International Holdings Inc
Location
800 Theresia Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a wrench to unthread the coupler of the air cylinder for the kicker of an in-feed conveyor. An employee's ring finger was crushed between the kicker and a steel rail resulting in a partial amputation that was later reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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