KINGS PARK, NEW YORK·
DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC, 500 Pulaski Rd, KINGS PARK, NEW YORK 11754 on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a grinder to deburr a flat piece of steel when the welding glove on the employee's left hand became caught in the drive wheel. The employee's left thumb was pulled between the abrasive belt and the tool rest, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb including the loss of the thumbnail. The thumb was also lacerated.
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