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North American Hoganas Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at North American Hoganas Inc. in NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
Employer North American Hoganas Inc. Report ID 2015074325
Address 5950 Packard Road City, State ZIP NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14304
Event Date July 5, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
Secondary Source Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -78.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assigned to blow dust off the fan blade in a dust collector. He shut off the fan, opened the inspection door to access the fan, and saw that the fan was still moving slowly. A V-belt and pulley system was used as the drive system for the fan, but the guard was not in place. The employee put his hand into the drive system to completely stop the fan. His hand got caught between the V-belt and pulley, amputating half of his ring finger and the little fingertip on his right hand.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2015, a worker at North American Hoganas Inc. in NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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