Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Strong Industries, Inc.
Start: 3/14/2024

1 amputation · 2024032322 · 3/14/2024 · Strong Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Other contact with non-running objects or equipment n.e.c.
Source: Stationary saws table
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Strong Industries, Inc.
Location: 3204 Point Township Drive, NORTHUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17857
NAICS: 326191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning saw dust off of a straight line rip saw after turning it off when his fingers contacted the blade that was still spinning, resulting in the amputations of the left middle and index fingertips to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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