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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087101 · 8/2/2016 · BASF Color and Effects

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Other special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BASF Color and Effects
Location
1057 Lower South St., PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK, 10566
NAICS
325510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was investigating a blockage in the hopper system. While closing the hopper's dryer door, the employee suffered amputations to the left-hand ring, middle, and index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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