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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111588 · 11/9/2018 · New England Wire Products, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
New England Wire Products, Inc
Location
9 Mohawk Dr, LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01453
NAICS
331420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending a piece of metal tubing on a horizontal tube bender. The employee's thumb was caught between the tube and the die, and the tip of the thumb was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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