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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021097645 · 9/6/2021 · National Pipe and Plastics Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
National Pipe and Plastics Inc.
Location
15 Mills Ave., ENDICOTT, NEW YORK, 13760
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was at the extruder pushing pipe down the line. As the employee was manually positioning a piece of pipe that was being heated, his finger was caught in an unguarded rotator chain resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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