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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2018099535 · 9/14/2018 · Amazon.com, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
Amazon.com, Inc.
Location
705 Boulder Dr, BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18031
NAICS
493190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an overhead conveyor. While he was removing a belt from a pulley, his gloved hand slipped between rollers and was pinched causing an avulsion injury requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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