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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024098551 · 9/13/2024 · Techo-Bloc Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Techo-Bloc Incorporated
Location
852 Pennsylvania Ave, PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18072
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment under an elevated 5000-pound mold on a press when the mold was lowered onto their right hand, crushing their thumb. The thumb was medically amputated at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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