Amputations

Name: Amputations at TESSY PLASTICS CORP.
Start: 7/5/2018

1 amputation · 2018076704 · 7/5/2018 · TESSY PLASTICS CORP.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name: TESSY PLASTICS CORP.
Location: 7474 State Fair Boulevard, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13209
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing an oil leak on an injection molding machine. The employee climbed a ladder to get a better look. The employee's right hand then contacted the machine's platen, resulting in the amputation of the pinky, ring, and middle fingertips.

Source

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