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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043641 · 4/24/2023 · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., 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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Location
Wehrle Blacktop Plant, WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK, 14221
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove a key stock that was fitted/attached between a keyway of a mixer shaft and a mixer gearbox keyway. When the key stock was removed, the mixer shaft spun free and the employee's left hand was caught between the keyways. His left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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