Amputations

Name: Amputations at Water Street Brass
Start: 8/10/2022

1 amputation · 2022087047 · 8/10/2022 · Water Street Brass

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 regular operation
Source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Water Street Brass
Location: 2155 Allen Street Extension, FALCONER, NEW YORK, 14733
NAICS: 423710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was buffing a brass part on a motorized buffing wheel. The wheel caught the employee's left glove and amputated the employee's ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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