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Specialty Silicone Products, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. in BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK
Employer Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. Report ID 2021109369
Address 3 McCrea Hill Road City, State ZIP BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK 12020
Event Date October 31, 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 Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1562104
GPS Coordinates 42.96000, -73.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 50-inch mill with a rag. The rag got caught in a pinch point, and the employee's fingers were pulled into the mill. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2021, a worker at Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. in BALLSTON SPA, 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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