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YMC, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MERIDIAN, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at YMC, INC. in MERIDIAN, IDAHO
Employer YMC, INC. Report ID 2021097985
Address 2975 LANARK City, State ZIP MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642
Event Date September 16, 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 Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.60000, -116.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a bead roller machine to make a bead in a round piece of metal duct when their left middle and ring fingers got caught in a pinch point on the rollers resulting in the loss of soft tissue and a fragment of bone.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2021, a worker at YMC, INC. in MERIDIAN, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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