Mold Rite Plastics
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK
| Employer | Mold Rite Plastics | Report ID | 2017021211 |
| Address | 1 Plant Street | City, State ZIP | PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK 12901 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326121 | Inspection # | 1212698 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.67000, -73.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a locked-out machine, which had a chain with slack. He then unlocked the machine and activated it. He was tapping the machine to see if it would speed up when his left distal finger was caught and partially amputated by the chain and sprocket.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2017, a worker at Mold Rite Plastics in PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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