Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Skydyne Company
Start: 6/27/2016

1 amputation · 2016065737 · 6/27/2016 · The Skydyne Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: The Skydyne Company
Location: 100 River Road, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK, 12771
NAICS: 332439
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the shear when the machine activated via the foot pedal and amputated three right-hand fingers above the second joint. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown