Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALLIED METAL SPINNING CORP., 1290 VIELE AVENUE, BRONX, NEW YORK 10474
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's right index finger was amputated while operating a press machine.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was trying to put a piece of solid metal tooling into a rack. As the employee was sliding the tooling onto a skid, it started to fall and pinched the employee's left middle finger against a forklift tine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip, as well as fractures to two fingers.
An employee tripped on a cord and fell on the concrete floor, landing on the right knee. The employee was hospitalized with a right knee contusion and right tibia fracture.
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An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.