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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032694 · 3/23/2017 · Security Management Systems Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Drills-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Security Management Systems Inc.
Location
2225 Lacombe Avenue, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10473
NAICS
561621
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee wearing gloves was drilling a hole in an exterior wall when the drill became jammed. While trying to unjam the drill, the employee's left pinky was caught and amputated by the rotating drill bit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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