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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076793 · 7/26/2016 · Nassau Candy Distributor

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Nassau Candy Distributor
Location
520 West John Street, HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, 11801
NAICS
311320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was emptying chocolate from a melting tank and got his right hand caught between the agitator and the wall of the tank amputating his right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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