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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010524 · 1/17/2023 · Chromalloy Gas Turbine 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
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC
Location
330 Blaisdell Rd., ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK, 10962
NAICS
423860
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a mechanical part in a pneumatically operated air flow fixture machine. The flow switch engaged, causing a die to come into contact with his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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