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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019033252 · 3/28/2019 · Swepco Tube LLC

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, unspecified
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Swepco Tube LLC
Location
1 Clifton Boulevard, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, 07011
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a piece of wood to move a metal tube on a lathe. The lathe amputated the employee's left thumb above the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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