Amputations

Name: Amputations at Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited
Start: 9/17/2018

1 amputation · 2018099609 · 9/17/2018 · Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited
Location: 1 Industrial Blvd W Cir, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12901
NAICS: 326291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a pre-cording operation, which is part of the manufacturing of snowmobile tracks. While pulling a cord tight, the machine caught and amputated the tip of his left little finger.

Source

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