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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075731 · 7/13/2021 · Profex Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Profex Inc
Location
Stewart Air Base- Building 107, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, 12550
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a machine apparatus that weighed approximately 3,000 lbs. with a forklift. As the apparatus was lifted, it shifted and amputated the employee's left middle finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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