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WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — WOODSIDE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION CORP. in WOODSIDE, NEW YORK
Employer WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION CORP. Report ID 2019032781
Address 50-52 49TH ST City, State ZIP WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377
Event Date March 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Arm saws, radial arm saws
Industry (NAICS) 238150 Inspection # 1386042
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -73.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting material on a radial arm saw. The saw blade cut his left thumb, amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2019, a worker at WHITESTONE CONSTRUCTION CORP. in WOODSIDE, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with arm saws, radial arm saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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