Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Snap-On Equipment
Start: 3/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024032713 · 3/26/2024 · 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: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Snap-On Equipment
Location: 1000 MacDade Blvd, FOLSOM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19033
NAICS: 811198
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a leak in an air hose on a tire changer. While listening for the leak, the employee placed his right hand next to slider clamps. The clamps caught and crushed his right middle fingertip, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown