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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025010634 · 1/20/2025 · American Flooring, LLC

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 n.e.c.
Source
Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
American Flooring, LLC
Location
180 Independence Drive, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
NAICS
321918
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 7-foot long wire brush connected to a cordless drill while wearing gloves when their gloved hand was caught on the rotating wire brush. The employee sustained a medical amputation of their little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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