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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021110 · 2/3/2023 · EDCO Engineering Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
EDCO Engineering Inc.
Location
101 Rockwell Road, NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06111
NAICS
332721
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tube bending machine. When the control to close the clamp was pressed, it pinched his finger, causing an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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