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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021095 · 2/5/2024 · TOMRA

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
Secondary source
Machinery unspecified

Employer

Name
TOMRA
Location
705 State Highway 28, ONEONTA, NEW YORK, 13820
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were installing a machine part (a compactor). The injured employee was holding the compactor as it was pushed into place, and their left middle finger was caught between the compactor and the rail it was to sit on. The fingertip was amputated. The incident took place during a training activity.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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