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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109961 · 10/17/2017 · Neenah Paper, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Neenah Paper, Inc.
Location
5492 Bostwick Street, LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, 13367
NAICS
322222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting/searching for an embossing roll stored on an A-frame storage rack. The employee was turning a roll to look for a marking when another roll on the same rack slipped. The employee's finger was caught and partially amputated between the roll and storage rack.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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