PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC. in GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK
Employer PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC. Report ID 2021109192
Address Target Distribution, 129 North Rd City, State ZIP GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK 12831
Event Date October 25, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1560538
GPS Coordinates 43.17000, -73.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a drive wheel on an order picker. As he tried to align the drive wheel, it pinched his fingers, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2021, a worker at PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC. in GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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