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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099194 · 9/5/2019 · Anvil International, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Band saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Anvil International, LLC
Location
160 Frenchtown Rd., NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A flat bar was being cut on an automatic horizontal bandsaw. A piece of steel tubing was being used to guide the parts being cut into a bin. The tubing moved and the rotating sawblade caught an employee's glove. His left index finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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