Tomra NY Recycling, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ROTTERDAM, NEW YORK
| Employer | Tomra NY Recycling, LLC | Report ID | 2016010776 |
| Address | 31 Opus Boulevard | City, State ZIP | ROTTERDAM, NEW YORK 12306 |
| Event Date | January 27, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562920 | Inspection # | 1122271 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.79000, -74.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee saw a pallet fall off a forklift into a bin where it did not belong. He left his forklift and went over to the other forklift. He rode the forks of the forklift to a 6- to 8-foot high elevation and retrieved the pallet. As he was riding the forks down, his right-hand ring fingertip became trapped and was amputated between the mast and the rack of the forklift.
Incident Summary
On January 27, 2016, a worker at Tomra NY Recycling, LLC in ROTTERDAM, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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