Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORP., 755 E. 134TH ST., BRONX, NEW YORK 10454
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was turning on a power press while trying to install a crimp ring when the crimping die amputated parts of the employee's right index and middle fingers.
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