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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032673 · 3/25/2024 · S. R. Sloan, Inc.

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
S. R. Sloan, Inc.
Location
87 Pinedale Industrial Road, ORWIGSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17961
NAICS
321214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was positioning a wooden 2x4 in a pneumatic clamp and removing a metal plate when the clamp closed on their fingertip, crushing and degloving it. This resulted in a medical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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