Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORWOOD, NEW YORK
| Employer | Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant | Report ID | 2021108797 |
| Address | 7971 State Highway 56 | City, State ZIP | NORWOOD, NEW YORK 13668 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Other construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.78000, -74.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a problem on the screen deck of a batch plant. To determine if the problem was mechanical or electrical, the employee locked out the system and tried to jog the belts by hand. When he tugged on the belt, the eccentric shaft counterweight swung down, driving the belt toward the sheave. The tips of his right ring and little fingers were pinched between the belt and the sheave, and the ring fingertip was amputated just above the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2021, a worker at Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant in NORWOOD, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with other construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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