Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-05-05 | Canastota | New York | Owl Wire & Cable LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was guiding wire into a spooling machine when a loop in the wire caught and amputated his left thumb. | |||||
2015-03-26 | Canastota | New York | PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY | Arm(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was sweeping around the MTB Machine. He bent over at the base of the conveyor and backed into a rotating shaft sticking out of the machine. The shaft caught his jacket/vest and pulled his left arm into it, resulting in multiple fractures. The machine was not shut down at the time. |