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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015096514 · 9/8/2015 · Buffalo Recycling Enterprises, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Buffalo Recycling Enterprises, LLC
Location
266 Hopkins Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14220
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While moving a large, heavy-duty stand-up fan, an employee's right thumb was severely lacerated to and/or through the bone by the fan blade. The employee was hospitalized. The fan was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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