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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021305 · 2/11/2016 · Lamothermic Precision Investment Casting Corp.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Lamothermic Precision Investment Casting Corp.
Location
391 Rt 312, BREWSTER, NEW YORK, 10509
NAICS
331512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting castings off of trees with a saw when the sawblade caught or broke and pulled his hand into the blade. His right-hand ring finger was amputated, and the back of his hand was lacerated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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