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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032318 · 3/15/2022 · IWG Nest, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
IWG Nest, LLC
Location
3127 Seneca Turnpike, CANASTOTA, NEW YORK, 13032
NAICS
331421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a timing belt on a machine. The machine went into "jog mode" while his hand was on a drum, and its timing belt and gear injured his right little finger. He underwent a revision amputation to the fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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