Lornamead, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Lornamead, Inc. | Report ID | 20191010913 |
| Address | 175 Cooper Avenue | City, State ZIP | TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150 |
| Event Date | October 18, 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 | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325611 | Inspection # | 1439540 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.98000, -78.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was cleaning a moving drive chain on a conveyor belt when the employee's hand was caught in a pinch point in the machinery, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2019, a worker at Lornamead, Inc. in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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