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Metal Container Corp

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Metal Container Corp in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK
Employer Metal Container Corp Report ID 2021109081
Address 130 Breunig Rd City, State ZIP NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
Event Date October 21, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1560568
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -74.09000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were performing a coil change operation in the front end of a lubricator. The aluminum coil bunched up while the two employees were performing the coil change and jammed the machine as it was being fed through the rollers. The employees then had to reverse the machine to get the aluminum coil out of the machine. One employee was operating the controls while the injured employee was helping feed the aluminum coil. As the machine was put into reverse, the injured employee had his hands on the aluminum coil and his right hand was sucked into the machine, resulting in amputation of his index finger, a crush injury to the right thumb and the loss of flesh from the palm and fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2021, a worker at Metal Container Corp in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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