Amputations

Name: Amputations at A. Papish Inc.
Start: 8/14/2015

1 amputation · 2015085805 · 8/14/2015 · A. Papish 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: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: A. Papish Inc.
Location: 21 Taylor Street, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, 06810
NAICS: 332991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 14, 2015, an employee's left index finger got caught in the point of operation of a mechanical power press. The distal tip of his finger was surgically amputated (above the first joint).

Source

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