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VWR Chemicals LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SANBORN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at VWR Chemicals LLC in SANBORN, NEW YORK
Employer VWR Chemicals LLC Report ID 2016098711
Address 6357 Inducon Drive City, State ZIP SANBORN, NEW YORK 14132
Event Date September 14, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.11000, -78.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the mezzanine level while cleaning the dryer hopper. He was using a hose and spraying water into a cleaning port at the top of the hopper. There are moving parts inside the hopper, and it has to be cleaned while the parts are moving. The employee climbed down to ground level at the base of the hopper. There was another port at the base of the hopper, which contained a vane valve on a rotating shaft. The employee's left index finger entered this port, amputating his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2016, a worker at VWR Chemicals LLC in SANBORN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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