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The Ames Companies, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Ames Companies, Inc. in PINE VALLEY, NEW YORK
Employer The Ames Companies, Inc. Report ID 2017065733
Address 114 Smith Road City, State ZIP PINE VALLEY, NEW YORK 14872
Event Date June 22, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1243335
GPS Coordinates 42.22000, -76.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor system problem when the jump chain transfer amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2017, a worker at The Ames Companies, Inc. in PINE VALLEY, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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