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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025032889 · 3/27/2025 · McLanahan Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source
Wrenches, ratchets
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
McLanahan Corporation
Location
200 Wall Street, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16648
NAICS
333131
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was assisting with tightening down 3/4" hardware during assembly of a 6'x20' triple deck screen. Another employee was using a 1/2" cordless impact wrench to tighten down the hardware. The injured employee was using a 1-1/8" open-end wrench that slipped when the bolt was being tighten down by the impact wrench. The injured employee's right ring fingertip was caught between the open-end wrench and the side sheet of the triple deck screen. The tuft of the distal phalanx was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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