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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019010853 · 1/24/2019 · Summit Corporation of America

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, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Summit Corporation of America
Location
1430 Waterbury Road, THOMASTON, CONNECTICUT, 06787
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 3:45 a.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was emptying parts from an electroplating barrel. He rotated the barrel to get the last of the parts, and the gears caught his glove. His left hand was pulled into the gears, resulting in the amputation of the last joint of the left middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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