Central Park Conservancy
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEW YORK, NEW YORK
| Employer | Central Park Conservancy | Report ID | 2015107991 |
| Address | 104th Street and East Drive | City, State ZIP | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10025 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Golf cart, personnel transport cart |
| Industry (NAICS) | 712190 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.79000, -73.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to repair a golf cart engine when the engine restarted suddenly resulting in a right hand fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2015, a worker at Central Park Conservancy in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with golf cart, personnel transport cart identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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