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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018010642 · 1/19/2018 · Winters Brothers Waste Systems of LI

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Winters Brothers Waste Systems of LI
Location
99 Nancy St., WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK, 11704
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix a sorting machine's jammed conveyor belt when the belt crushed and amputated the employee's left-hand fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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