Amputations

Name: Amputations at Upstate Door, Inc.
Start: 2/19/2015

1 amputation · 2015020059 · 2/19/2015 · Upstate Door, Inc.

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: Planing mills
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Upstate Door, Inc.
Location: 26 Industrial Street, WARSAW, NEW YORK, 14569
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was wearing gloves while operating a jointer. The glove on his right hand got caught between the fence on the machine and a piece of wood. The employee pulled his hand back before the guard could close, resulting in the amputation of approximately two-thirds of the little finger on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown