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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054170 · 5/4/2020 · SAMTAN ENGINEERING CORP.

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SAMTAN ENGINEERING CORP.
Location
127 Wyllis Avenue, MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02148
NAICS
332119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manufacturing 4-foot-long pieces of strip metal into cable hangers. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught in the stamping press. The fingertip was amputated just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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