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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109480 · 10/5/2020 · MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
Location
260 HUDSON RIVER ROAD, WATERFORD, NEW YORK, 12188
NAICS
334413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing maintenance on a machine, an employee sustained a partial amputation to his thumb when his hand became entangled in the chain drive and sprocket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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