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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024075961 · 7/3/2024 · Hydro Air Components, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hydro Air Components, Inc.
Location
100 Rittling Blvd, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14220
NAICS
333414
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic brake press when the machine cycled and came down on his right hand, resulting in cuts to his index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee sustained a medical fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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