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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064802 · 6/13/2021 · General Electric Power

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
General Electric Power
Location
1 River Road, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12306
NAICS
333611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to connect two bar racks by inserting a cotter pin into each hole. While the employee's finger was in a hole, the top rack shifted, pinching his left index finger and amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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