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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201010182 · 10/27/2020 · Hanwha Aerospace USA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hanwha Aerospace USA
Location
5 McKee Place, CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT, 06410
NAICS
333618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a vertical lathe machine that had an oil leak. The employee used his finger to wipe the oil and his finger got caught between the hydraulic positioning switch and pin resulting in amputation of the fingertip and nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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