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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020087673 · 8/13/2020 · Millwood, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Millwood, Inc.
Location
430 Hudson River Road, WATERFORD, NEW YORK, 12188
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sorting pallets at a pallet sorting machine. The machine's cushion arm returned to the "up" position, and the employee's left middle finger was caught between the cushion arm and a roller. The finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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