Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Morgan Advanced Materials
Start: 5/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024054288 · 5/15/2024 · Morgan Advanced Materials

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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary saws band
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Morgan Advanced Materials
Location: 1118 East 2nd Street, COUDERSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 16915
NAICS: 335991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting carbon blanks on a band saw. His hand slipped and contacted the blade, which cut three-quarters of the way through his right middle finger, resulting in medical amputation.

Source

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