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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017099135 · 9/22/2017 · Baltimore Aircoil Company

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 regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Baltimore Aircoil Company
Location
1162 Holly Hill Rd., MILFORD, DELAWARE, 19963
NAICS
333415
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a PVC sheet out of a mold onto a transport system. The transport system was in motion when the employee's right hand was caught between the system's chain and sprocket, amputating the right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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