Oatka Milk Products Cooperative, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — BATAVIA, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Oatka Milk Products Cooperative, Inc in BATAVIA, NEW YORK
Employer Oatka Milk Products Cooperative, Inc Report ID 20181010181
Address 4815 Ellicott Street Road City, State ZIP BATAVIA, NEW YORK 14020
Event Date October 2, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.98000, -78.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking a can filling line lid infeed. The lid feed actuator tripped and the feed mechanism started, amputating the tip/side of his right thumb. The guard had been removed at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2018, a worker at Oatka Milk Products Cooperative, Inc in BATAVIA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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