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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087964 · 8/18/2017 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
United Parcel Service
Location
136-40 Springfield Boulevard, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK, 11413
NAICS
481112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a machine when one of the employee's fingers was caught and amputated between two machine rollers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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