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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065817 · 6/28/2024 · Tecnocap, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Transmissions, gears

Employer

Name
Tecnocap, LLC
Location
1701 Wheeling Ave., GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26038
NAICS
332115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working alongside an electrician on a piece of equipment. When they manually turned the threader gears, their finger became caught between the gears. The end of the finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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