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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010138 · 1/5/2018 · Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Inc.
Location
2978 Main Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14214
NAICS
331410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut a small metal piece when the piece became wedged by the saw blade and flipped with such force that it amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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