Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017076095 |
| Address | 300 Palm Street | City, State ZIP | SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18505 |
| Event Date | July 2, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Table saws |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313320 | Inspection # | 1245310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.39000, -75.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw when the employee's left hand came into contact with the cutting blade, lacerating the ring fingertip and amputating the index finger distal phalange and middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 2, 2017, a worker at Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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