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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024087574 · 8/17/2024 · MPP Holdings, LLC

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
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
MPP Holdings, LLC
Location
700 Martha Street, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15767
NAICS
332117
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 9:20 a.m. on Saturday August 17, 2024, an employee was running a sizing press machine when his right hand was caught in the press. The employee sustained an amputation of his ring finger at the knuckle and injuries to his index, middle, and little fingers that required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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