Amputations

Name: Amputations at Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Start: 12/6/2017

1 amputation · 20171211566 · 12/6/2017 · Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Location: 1-11 Travis Ave., BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, 13902
NAICS: 316998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments on a hydraulic machine used to bend metal. The employee's hand was resting on a steel block that was part of the machine when the block moved upwards. The employee's right middle finger was then caught and partially amputated between the block and the top of the machine.

Source

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