Amputations

Name: Amputations at BML Tool & Mfg Corp.
Start: 12/10/2019

1 amputation · 20191212661 · 12/10/2019 · BML Tool & Mfg Corp.

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: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: BML Tool & Mfg Corp.
Location: 67 Enterprise Drive, MONROE, CONNECTICUT, 06468
NAICS: 332119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a manual surface grinder and tried to move the diamond dressing tool with his right hand while the grinder wheel was running. His right index finger was caught in between the grinding wheel and the diamond dressing tool, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown