Amputations

Name: Amputations at Flexovit USA Inc
Start: 5/31/2023

1 amputation · 2023054791 · 5/31/2023 · Flexovit USA Inc

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Flexovit USA Inc
Location: 1301 Eden Evan Center Road, ANGOLA, NEW YORK, 14006
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repositioning a part on a cloth robot machine. When the part was moved into position, the machine cycled and the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point, the gripper of the press, causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown