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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054343 · 5/15/2023 · Active Ventilation Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Active Ventilation Products
Location
311 1st St, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, 12550
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manufacturing parts on a forming machine when a jam occurred. The employee cleared the jam and as the machine restarted, it caught her right index fingertip, resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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