Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at East Penn Manufacturing, 50 Jefferson Street, TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA 19562
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Box cutters and razor knives
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An employee was standing beside a conveyor gate when another employee closed the gate latch on the first employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was working on a frame assembly. He was torqueing a cross-thread bolt to confirm a repair when his left index finger was partially crushed between the torque wrench and the platform of a mezzanine. The employee's finger was amputated at the distal joint.
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