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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191111825 · 11/13/2019 · Holimont Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Ski lifts, gondola rides

Employer

Name
Holimont Inc.
Location
6921 Route 242, ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK, 14731
NAICS
713920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding the pulleys on a ski lift when the employee's hand was pinched between a pulley and the drive belt, amputating the right hand. The employee's head also struck the upper pulley, causing head lacerations and the loss of teeth.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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