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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015010021 · 1/30/2015 · Schiavone Construction Co. LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Schiavone Construction Co. LLC
Location
409 St. Paul's Avenue, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07306
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Worker was using a portable handsaw to cut lumber when the saw jumped to the one side where the worker's left, gloved hand was holding the lumber. The blade caught the worker's glove pulling it toward the blade and the worker lost the tip of his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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