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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043536 · 4/28/2016 · U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC, Roller Chain Holyoke Plant
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Forearm(s)
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- Source
- Furnaces, heaters
Employer
- Name
- U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC, Roller Chain Holyoke Plant
- Location
- 821 MAIN ST., HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01040
- NAICS
- 332999
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was operating a heat treat furnace. The employee's arm was caught in the furnace door as it closed, amputating it above the elbow.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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