FAMILY DOLLAR SERVICES, INC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FAMILY DOLLAR SERVICES, INC in ROME, NEW YORK
Employer FAMILY DOLLAR SERVICES, INC Report ID 20181213258
Address 640 PERIMETER ROAD City, State ZIP ROME, NEW YORK 13441
Event Date December 29, 2018 Outcome 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 Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1370996
GPS Coordinates 43.21000, -75.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a package on a conveyor and caught their hand in a pinch point resulting in the amputation of the left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2018, a worker at FAMILY DOLLAR SERVICES, INC in ROME, 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 conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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