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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022065184 · 6/15/2022 · Elephant Mountain, LLC

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Elephant Mountain, LLC
Location
591 Main Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10044
NAICS
485112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to widen the holes in a copper terminal cable end. The drill bit caught in the terminal metal and caught the employee's glove. The employee's hand made contact with the spinning dill bit resulting in a finger laceration that required medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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