Amputations

Name: Amputations at SGL Carbon, LLC - Saint Marys
Start: 11/16/2023

1 amputation · 20231110569 · 11/16/2023 · SGL Carbon, LLC - Saint Marys

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Arm saws, radial arm saws

Employer

Name: SGL Carbon, LLC - Saint Marys
Location: 900 Theresia Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS: 327992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a radial arm saw when a wood board became lodged in the saw. As the employee went to dislodge the board, it moved and pushed his right hand into the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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