SweetWorks Confections, LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SweetWorks Confections, LLC in CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK
Employer SweetWorks Confections, LLC Report ID 2016087893
Address 3500 Genesee Street City, State ZIP CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK 14225
Event Date August 22, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 311330 Inspection # 1174960
GPS Coordinates 42.92000, -78.75000

Incident Narrative

On 8/22/16, an employee suffered amputations to the thumb, index, and middle fingers on the right hand (just below the nails).

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2016, a worker at SweetWorks Confections, LLC in CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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