Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Cobra Anchors Corporation
Start: 3/19/2025

1 amputation · 2025032598 · 3/19/2025 · Cobra Anchors Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Cobra Anchors Corporation
Location: 504 Mount Laurel Avenue, TEMPLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19560
NAICS: 332510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a clipper machine and contacted maintenance when they noticed the machine was not working properly. Maintenance worked on the machine. While verifying that the machine was fixed, the employee's left index finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

Source

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