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National Pipe and Plastics Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at National Pipe and Plastics Inc. in ENDICOTT, NEW YORK
Employer National Pipe and Plastics Inc. Report ID 2021097645
Address 15 Mills Ave. City, State ZIP ENDICOTT, NEW YORK 13760
Event Date September 6, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # 1552793
GPS Coordinates 42.09000, -76.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at the extruder pushing pipe down the line. As the employee was manually positioning a piece of pipe that was being heated, his finger was caught in an unguarded rotator chain resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2021, a worker at National Pipe and Plastics Inc. in ENDICOTT, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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