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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024064920 · 6/4/2024 · DiamondBack Automotive Accessories

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
Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
DiamondBack Automotive Accessories
Location
354 Enterprise Drive, PHILIPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16866
NAICS
336999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was handling an aluminum panel at a folding machine when his cut resistant glove got caught by the dogs (teeth of the machine that grab the panel). The employee sustained a partial amputation to his left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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