Amputations

Name: Amputations at Jamestown Macadam, Inc.
Start: 10/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015107989 · 10/26/2015 · Jamestown Macadam, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: Jamestown Macadam, Inc.
Location: 74 Walden Ave, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, 14701
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee tried to remove stones and dirt from the crusher machine. The rotor had not stopped turning. His glove got caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown