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Corning Incorporated

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KENNEBUNK, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Corning Incorporated in KENNEBUNK, MAINE
Employer Corning Incorporated Report ID 2019021750
Address 2 Alfred Road City, State ZIP KENNEBUNK, MAINE 04043
Event Date February 15, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1381789
GPS Coordinates 43.40000, -70.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a machine. He was lubricating the pulley chain using a rag when the machine cycled and the rag and his right hand were pulled into the pulley chain causing two fingertip amputations.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2019, a worker at Corning Incorporated in KENNEBUNK, MAINE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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