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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054507 · 5/17/2017 · ALBANY STEEL INC.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ALBANY STEEL INC.
Location: 566 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12201
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting the motor of a shot blast machine when a coworker activated it. The machine amputated the employee's index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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