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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043169 · 4/15/2016 · Avery Dennison Corporation Fastener Division

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Avery Dennison Corporation Fastener Division
Location
224 Industrial Rd, FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, 01420
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam from a degater machine when his right middle fingertip and nail were amputated. He lost approximately one-eighth of an inch of his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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