Amputations

Name: Amputations at NYLACARB CORP.
Start: 8/22/2016

1 amputation · 2016087849 · 8/22/2016 · NYLACARB CORP.

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: Table saws

Employer

Name: NYLACARB CORP.
Location: 1725 98TH AVE., VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32966
NAICS: 333220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While using a table saw to cut down plastic parts, the tip of an employee's glove was caught by the saw pulling the employee's thumb into the saw and removing the flesh from the very tip of the right thumb. No bone was removed.

Source

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