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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019044093 · 4/22/2019 · Mechanical Rubber Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Mechanical Rubber Company, Inc.
Location
77 Forester Avenue, WARWICK, NEW YORK, 10990
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bonding flat rubber with glue using a rolling mill when his left hand was caught in the rolling mill. Four fingers and half of his left hand were amputated. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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