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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021109356 · 10/30/2021 · The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.
Location
87 18th Street, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
NAICS
311520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. His gloved right hand was caught in the belt and pulley when the machine started, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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