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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054535 · 5/15/2020 · Knowlton Technologies, LLC

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
Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name
Knowlton Technologies, LLC
Location
213 Factory Street, WATERTOWN, NEW YORK, 13601
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a paper machine winder, cutting plastic and using a razor. The winder caught his right index finger, causing an amputation above the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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