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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191010540 · 10/8/2019 · Essex Pallet & Pellet

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Essex Pallet & Pellet
Location
49 Industrial Park Rd, KEESEVILLE, NEW YORK, 12944
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a pallet-nailing machine. One of the hydraulic nailers in the machine jammed; as he was trying to clear the jam, another nailer descended and amputated his left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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