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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064912 · 6/16/2021 · BALL CORPORATION

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
BALL CORPORATION
Location
95 BALLARD ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10941
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a press and went to remove aluminum scrap. The machine single-stroked one time, catching his right thumb between the punch and the bottom former. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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