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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019022074 · 2/25/2019 · Davis-Standard, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Davis-Standard, LLC
Location
1 Extrusion Drive, PAWCATUCK, CONNECTICUT, 06379
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a weld shop, using a powered metal shear. The employee's fingers were caught in the shear point of the equipment, which amputated the tips of three fingers on his left hand and amputated his right middle finger to the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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