BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK
| Employer | BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. | Report ID | 20181010265 |
| Address | UNION AVE EXT | City, State ZIP | JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK 12095 |
| Event Date | October 4, 2018 | Outcome | 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) | 325510 | Inspection # | 1352639 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.99000, -74.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had adjusted the tension on a machine's chain/belt, then energized the machine to evaluate its operation. His hand slipped into the chain area; his finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, and he suffered partial amputations to the left ring and middle fingers. At the time of the incident, the machine's lockout/tagout had been removed and the chain area was unguarded.
Incident Summary
On October 4, 2018, a worker at BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. in JOHNSTOWN, 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 amputation.
Context
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