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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108088 · 10/29/2015 · GE Transportation Engine Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
GE Transportation Engine Systems
Location
6 Northway Lane, LATHAM, NEW YORK, 12110
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fitting the engine cylinder into its fixture and got his right hand pinched between the 150 lb. cylinder and the fixture resulting in the amputation of the right thumb and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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