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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010647 · 1/22/2016 · Forkey Construction & Fabrication Inc.

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
Band saws

Employer

Name
Forkey Construction & Fabrication Inc.
Location
3690 Luker Road, CORTLAND, NEW YORK, 13045
NAICS
332439
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing material into a band saw to be cut. When he activated the vise control to hold the material, his finger was caught between the material and vise, amputating his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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