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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010065 · 1/3/2024 · Cleveland Steel Container Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Cleveland Steel Container Corporation
Location
350 East Mill Street, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18951
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning machinery when his right hand was caught in the chain and sprocket. His little finger was amputated at the last joint, and his ring and middle fingers were each amputated at the middle joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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