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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021509 · 2/14/2020 · AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATION

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 regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORPORATION
Location
755 E. 134TH ST., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10454
NAICS
332215
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After repairing a power press machine, an employee began to operate it. The clutch pin was not positioned properly and eventually slipped off, causing the press to come down twice in rapid succession and amputate the employee's left thumb and index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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