READING, PENNSYLVANIA—
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Building 73, Bar Finish Department, READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19601 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a cut-off bar saw when a counterweight that keeps the saw elevated broke, causing the saw blade to come down on and partially amputate his left thumb and left index and middle fingers.
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