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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076126 · 7/8/2016 · Leach Garner

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Leach Garner
Location
49 Pearl Street, ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, 02703
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was brushing metal chips off a horizontal band saw when the saw blade amputated his index finger. The band saw was partially guarded and running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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