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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025055088 · 5/29/2025 · NYSEG

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
NYSEG
Location
150 Erie St (office), LANCASTER, NEW YORK, 14086
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with an operation that was pulling in an underground wire. The employee was guiding a rope through a capstan when their gloved right hand was pulled into the capstan for approximately 1/3 of a rotation. The employee's right index fingertip was crushed and surgically amputated to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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