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Amputations
1 amputation · 2020054206 · 5/5/2020 · Americarb
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 maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Americarb
- Location
- 6100 Niagara Falls Boulevard, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14304
- NAICS
- 335991
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
A temporary employee was changing the filter in a dust collector. A fan in the hose caught his finger and amputated the fingertip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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