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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111537 · 11/5/2019 · BRETON INDUSTRIES, 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
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
BRETON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
ONE SAM STRATTON ROAD, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, 12010
NAICS
314912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that punches holes into canvas material when her right hand went under the guard and the machine operated. Her right middle fingertip and ring fingernail were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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