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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087887 · 8/26/2024 · Carpenter Technology Corporation

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
Industrial surfacing and finishing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Location
101 W Bern St, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19601
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at the strip metal processing machine (wet (oil) process). The employee used a rag in their right hand to clean a roller and three fingers were caught in a nip point, resulting in amputation of their right thumb tip as well as their index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded and running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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