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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010609 · 10/15/2018 · STRONG FORGE & FABRICATION

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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
STRONG FORGE & FABRICATION
Location
20 Liberty Street, BATAVIA, NEW YORK, 14020
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal broaching machine to cut two metal parts when his index finger was caught between the two parts, resulting in an amputation between the first and second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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