MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WATERFORD, NEW YORK
| Employer | MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. | Report ID | 2020109480 |
| Address | 260 HUDSON RIVER ROAD | City, State ZIP | WATERFORD, NEW YORK 12188 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334413 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.81000, -73.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While performing maintenance on a machine, an employee sustained a partial amputation to his thumb when his hand became entangled in the chain drive and sprocket.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2020, a worker at MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. in WATERFORD, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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