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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021238 · 2/10/2021 · Munson Machinery Co., Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Table saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Munson Machinery Co., Inc.
Location
210 Seward Ave., UTICA, NEW YORK, 13502
NAICS
333131
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a radial table saw when his glove became caught in the blade pulling his right thumb into the point of operation and causing a thumb tip amputation. The saw was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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