Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Kane Innovations, Inc.
Start: 8/19/2024

1 amputation · 2024087624 · 8/19/2024 · Kane Innovations, Inc.

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: Shearing machinery
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: Kane Innovations, Inc.
Location: 515 North Fraley Street, KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16735
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a shear wire machine when a piece of wire became jammed. The injured employee went to free the piece of metal and the shear blade came down on his left hand. The employee's index fingertip was amputated. One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided.

Source

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