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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211813 · 12/20/2016 · US Salt 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
US Salt LLC
Location
SALT POINT ROAD, WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK, 14891
NAICS
311942
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a chain conveyor with a come-along when the chain slipped and caught the employee's left hand, amputating the middle fingertip at the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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