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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025066276 · 6/30/2025 · Precision Communications Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Precision Communications Inc
Location
8242 Center Road, COLDEN, NEW YORK, 14033
NAICS
811213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hoist and receiving the rope as it came into the hoist. Tape on a rope splice caught her glove and pulled her right hand into the capstan. The employee sustained crushing injuries resulting in amputations of the ring and little fingertips to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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