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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110853 · 11/10/2017 · Upper Valley Press, 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 running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Garage doors

Employer

Name
Upper Valley Press, Inc.
Location
446 Benton Rd., NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03774
NAICS
323111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was programming a garage door. The employee's hand was resting on the door chain when the equipment was started. The door chain then amputated the employee's index fingertip beneath the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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