LAKEWOOD, NEW YORK—
Cummins Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cummins Inc., 5720 Baker Street, LAKEWOOD, NEW YORK 14750 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While disconnecting a quick-connect hose fitting, an employee's finger was pinched between the quick-connect fitting and a steel pallet resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was installing a crank seal on the mid-bore assembly line using an automated seal press. The press completed and was returning to the home position when it pinched the employee's left ring finger and amputated the finger pad.
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