Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-23 | Punxsutawney | Pa | Proform Powdered Metals, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a sizing press. The employee's left thumb was caught in the point of operation, causing an amputation to the thumb tip. | |||||
2020-08-19 | Punxsutawney | Pa | R & S Machine Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was sawing tubing on a horizontal band saw. He was brushing chips away from the saw blade when it amputated his left middle fingertip just behind the nail, also lacerating his ring finger. | |||||
2020-01-31 | Punxsutawney | Pennsylvania | FEMCO Holdings, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a manual lathe, machining an auger journal end. The employee pressed the stop control, and the lathe started slowing down. The employee attempted to visually inspect the part and placed his left hand on the steady rest to get a better view. His hand then slipped and struck the spinning auger, resulting in medical amputation of the left pinky finger. | |||||
2015-07-04 | Punxsutawney | Pennsylvania | Kwik Fill/Red Apple | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was hospitalized when the ladder he was working on slid out and he fell approximately 20 feet. |