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Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

1 amputation · 2025054111 · 5/1/2025 · Hydro Extrusion USA LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Hydro Extrusion USA LLC
Location
53 Pottsville Street, CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17929
NAICS
331313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting preventative maintenance on an extrusion press and using an impact wrench to remove rivets on the shear cylinder. When the last rivet was removed, the stored energy in the cylinder released and dropped it onto the employee's hand. Their right thumb was caught between the cylinder and the casing of the rivet gun, resulting in crushing injuries. The employee sustained an amputation of the thumb without bone loss. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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