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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241110887 · 11/22/2024 · Libertas Copper, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Libertas Copper, LLC
Location
100 Washington Street, LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15056
NAICS
331420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a copper sample into the pneumatic grips of the lab equipment when his right thumb was caught in the upper grip, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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