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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032654 · 3/24/2023 · Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc
Location
1730 Dale Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS
311514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a tanker in a receiving bay when the valve on the tanker truck actuated. The employee's hand was on the valve handle when it moved inward and crushed his right index finger against the valve body. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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