General Electric Power
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
| Employer | General Electric Power | Report ID | 2021064802 |
| Address | 1 River Road | City, State ZIP | SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12306 |
| Event Date | June 13, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333611 | Inspection # | 1536552 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.80000, -73.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to connect two bar racks by inserting a cotter pin into each hole. While the employee's finger was in a hole, the top rack shifted, pinching his left index finger and amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 13, 2021, a worker at General Electric Power in SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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