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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2016053769 · 5/4/2016 · Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC
Location
3575 Chadwick Dr., DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 14048
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a die in a press machine. The die slipped and pinched the left middle finger between the die and the press. The left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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