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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161111111 · 11/29/2016 · Tollman Spring Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Tollman Spring Company, Inc.
Location
91 Enterprise Drive, BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, 06010
NAICS
332612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While placing springs into a grinding machine, an employee contacted the guide edge of the grinding machine, amputating the right index fingertip. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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