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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022043602 · 4/26/2022 · Polytemp, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Polytemp, Inc.
Location
21 N Pearl Street, PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK, 10573
NAICS
811412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning and servicing a slip and drive machine. While he was checking whether it was working, its gears pulled in a rag and then his right index finger. The finger was amputated at the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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