Brinks Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Brinks Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Brinks Inc. Report ID 20201010078
Address 652 Kent Avenue City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11249
Event Date October 22, 2020 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 Office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 484220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a coin sorting machine and amputated his left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2020, a worker at Brinks Inc. in BROOKLYN, 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 office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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