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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109910 · 10/26/2023 · Domtar Paper Co., LLC

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 during regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Domtar Paper Co., LLC
Location
377 Satterlee Road, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using sandpaper to sand down a shaft on a magnetic drill press when their gloves got caught on the rotating bit. The employee sustained an amputation to their right index fingertip above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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