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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098603 · 9/7/2017 · Dunkirk Metal Products

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dunkirk Metal Products
Location
3575 Chadwick Drive, DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 14048
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was aligning a coil to the guiderails of a mechanical power press' stamping die when the press cycled. The press came down and pinched the employee's left index finger, which had to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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