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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077340 · 7/18/2019 · Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc.
Location
1 CEDAR LANE, ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03217
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with a router, rounding the corners of boards. The employee's push stick got hung up. As he attempted to free it, his finger was caught in the router blade and the right middle fingertip was amputated from mid-nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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