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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032098 · 3/7/2024 · Ira Middleswarth & Son Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Ira Middleswarth & Son Inc.
Location
250 Furnace Rd., MIDDLEBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17842
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a packaging machine when her right index finger contacted a moving belt on the machine, resulting in an amputation of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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