Jamestown Macadam, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jamestown Macadam, Inc. in JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK
Employer Jamestown Macadam, Inc. Report ID 2020076953
Address 15 Tiffany Street City, State ZIP JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK 14701
Event Date July 23, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1485533
GPS Coordinates 42.11000, -79.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating a rebar bending machine had his finger pinched between a piece of rebar and a fixed point on the rebar bending machine. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2020, a worker at Jamestown Macadam, Inc. in JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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