SavATree LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SavATree LLC in BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK
Employer SavATree LLC Report ID 2021119525
Address 550 Bedford Road City, State ZIP BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK 10507
Event Date November 3, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.22000, -73.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee and co-workers were doing core aerations when one of the machines got stuck in a slightly sloped area of the property. The employee attempted to put a strap on his machine to pull the other machine out. As he searched for a place to hook the strap to, he put his hand under a plate on the machine when his middle and ring fingers contacted a pulley underneath, resulting in 1/8 inch fingertip amputations.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2021, a worker at SavATree LLC in BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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