The Cottage Corporation
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK
| Employer | The Cottage Corporation | Report ID | 2018021291 |
| Address | 77 Mirror Lake Drive | City, State ZIP | LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK 12946 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Ice-blocks, cubes, crushed |
| Industry (NAICS) | 721110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.29000, -73.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were stacking blocks of ice for an ice sculpture. One of the blocks landed on the injured employee's left middle finger resulting in amputation at the knuckle.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2018, a worker at The Cottage Corporation in LAKE PLACID, 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 ice-blocks, cubes, crushed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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