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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211567 · 12/21/2023 · Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC.
Location
86 Tube Drive, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
NAICS
331420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a copper push-point machine. The employee went to remove the die when their right gloved hand became stuck on the lip of the pointed copper. Their right middle finger moved into the die and was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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