Amputations

Name: Amputations at Glauber Equipment Corporation
Start: 2/11/2016

1 amputation · 2016021302 · 2/11/2016 · Glauber Equipment Corporation

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Glauber Equipment Corporation
Location: 7021 Seneca Street, ELMA, NEW YORK, 14059
NAICS: 332410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just completed performing preventative maintenance on a blower unit. When the employee restarted the equipment to determine if it was functioning, his right middle finger was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating the finger at the first joint. The belt guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

Source

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