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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2016032462 · 3/22/2016 · Creamer/Sanzari, Joint Venture

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
Creamer/Sanzari, Joint Venture
Location
I-87West/,Tappan Zee Bridge, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, 10591
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting an 8" pipe to place it on a pickup truck when the pipe slipped out of his hand and fell on his right index finger. The pipe severed his index fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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