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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024031919 · 3/1/2024 · Irving Forest Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Irving Forest Products
Location
128 MacArthur Ave., COBLESKILL, NEW YORK, 12043
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting preventive maintenance on a jointer machine. As he was cleaning a chain with a rag, it pulled in his right hand, causing the amputation of his index fingertip and a partial amputation to his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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