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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010745 · 1/26/2016 · Dupont Yerkes Site

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wrenches-power not determined
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dupont Yerkes Site
Location
3115 River Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to loosen bolts when his right index finger was pinched between the wrench and a fixed pipe support, amputating soft tissue.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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