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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032649 · 3/25/2024 · Snap-On Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Other special process machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Snap-On Equipment
Location
470 W. Lancaster Ave., DEVON, PENNSYLVANIA, 19333
NAICS
811198
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing an operational checkout of the double bead breaker linkage piston on a tire changer. While checking for binding of the piston, it crushed the end of their left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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