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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231110182 · 11/3/2023 · SWVA, 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 regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
SWVA, Inc.
Location
217 17th Street, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25703
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was retrieving a piece of metal from a saw when the saw caught his glove and pulled his hand into the saw, resulting in amputation of the right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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