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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010363 · 10/29/2017 · Bihler of America, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bihler of America, Inc.
Location
85 Industrial Rd, PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08865
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's finger was caught between the chain and sprocket of the decoiler machine, resulting in the amputation of the first digit of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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