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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065822 · 6/13/2018 · RUS INDUSTRIES INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
RUS INDUSTRIES INC.
Location
3255 LOCKPORT ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14305
NAICS
332313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was asked to help flip over the gondola to get the debris out. While flipping the gondola with the operator, the employee pinched his left middle fingertip between the corner of the gondola and the cement floor. When he pulled his hand away from the pinch point, skin from the fingertip (palm side) was severed above the first joint. The employee was wearing nitrile gloves with cotton gloves over them at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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