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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019065781 · 6/7/2019 · POTSDAM SPECIALTY PAPER, INC

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
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
POTSDAM SPECIALTY PAPER, INC
Location
547A SISSONVILLE ROAD, POTSDAM, NEW YORK, 13676
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading a machine when his right arm was caught in a nip point between the drum reel and the spool. He suffered a crushing injury to the forearm and amputation of the ring and pinky fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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