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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087085 · 8/3/2024 · Carpenter Technology Corporation

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
Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Location
195 Museum Rd, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a head change on the bar turner machine when the pinch rolls closed and the bar lifted, pinching the injured employee's left index finger between the bar and the rest. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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