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Baldor Specialty Foods*

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Baldor Specialty Foods* in BRONX, NEW YORK
Employer Baldor Specialty Foods* Report ID 2018021951
Address 155 Food Center Drive City, State ZIP BRONX, NEW YORK 10475
Event Date February 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection # 1298392
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -73.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove food that was stuck in a scallion machine when her left hand contacted the blade, amputating her pointer, middle, index, and pinky fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2018, a worker at Baldor Specialty Foods* in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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