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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110954 · 11/22/2016 · Helical Solutions LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Helical Solutions LLC
Location
29 Sanford Drive, GORHAM, MAINE, 04038
NAICS
333512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dressing a grinding wheel with a rag when the rag became caught in the wheel. The employee's left hand was then pulled into the grinding wheel, amputating the index finger and lacerating the third, fourth, and fifth fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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