Amputations

Name: Amputations at RAF Electronic Hardware, Inc. Division of MW Industries, Inc.
Start: 12/4/2017

1 amputation · 20171211500 · 12/4/2017 · RAF Electronic Hardware, Inc. Division of MW Industries, 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 during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: RAF Electronic Hardware, Inc. Division of MW Industries, Inc.
Location: 95 Silvermine Road, SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT, 06483
NAICS: 332722
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic press when a part shifted inside the press's point of operation. The employee was attempting to reposition the part inside the point of operation when the press activated and amputated the employee's finger. The point of operation was unguarded and the press was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown