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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043893 · 4/29/2017 · Skyline Windows LLC

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Skyline Windows LLC
Location
1-5 Plant Road, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY, 07604
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a standing drill press to drill a round hole into aluminum when his gloved right hand was caught and his ring finger was pulled into the drill bit, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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