The Chatham Berry Farm LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHATHAM, NEW YORK
| Employer | The Chatham Berry Farm LLC | Report ID | 2021075493 |
| Address | 2309 State Route 203 | City, State ZIP | CHATHAM, NEW YORK 12037 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111334 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.37000, -73.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a roll-up side mechanism on a greenhouse and suffered a right thumb amputation when their shirt was snagged by the mechanism and twisted tightly around his upper arm and hand.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2021, a worker at The Chatham Berry Farm LLC in CHATHAM, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. 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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