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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010985 · 1/30/2015 · PPC Broadband

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name
PPC Broadband
Location
6176 East Molloy Road, EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13057
NAICS
334417
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was polishing a spindle on a lathe using an emery cloth. A keyway slot on the shaft caught his right index finger, resulting in an amputation of the finger. There was no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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