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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016054085 · 5/12/2016 · Rawlings Sporting Goods

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Rawlings Sporting Goods
Location
52 McKinley Ave, DOLGEVILLE, NEW YORK, 13329
NAICS
339920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a piece of jammed wood from a machine. The machine was running at the time. The employee's hand was exposed to the point of operation, lacerating the middle finger, which had to be amputated at the middle joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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