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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023076208 · 7/12/2023 · Cutco Corp.

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
Grinding, polishing machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
Cutco Corp.
Location
1116 East State Street, OLEAN, NEW YORK, 14760
NAICS
332215
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a transfer polishing machine. He was using a prybar to align a rail system when the prybar slipped and the equipment came down on his left hand. Their middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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