Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pennmark Technologies Corporation, 1170 Lower Demunds Rd, DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA 18612
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A temporary worker was operating a press brake to bend a 70mm piece of sheet metal. Their right hand was caught in the press when it was actuated resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Brake presses
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