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The Ames Companies Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CHAMPION, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Ames Companies Inc. in CHAMPION, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer The Ames Companies Inc. Report ID 2017099335
Address 135 Roaring Run Road City, State ZIP CHAMPION, PENNSYLVANIA 15622
Event Date September 29, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1270184
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -79.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trimming wooden dowels at a trump saw when the saw guard struck the employee's right index and middle fingers. Part of the right middle finger had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 29, 2017, a worker at The Ames Companies Inc. in CHAMPION, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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