Pavestone
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
| Employer | Pavestone | Report ID | 2022010205 |
| Address | 43 Leonards drive | City, State ZIP | MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK 12549 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | 1572166 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.51000, -74.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning an area. While the employee was shoveling under a material belt, the tail pulley of a conveyor caught the employee's right arm. The employee's lower arm was amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2022, a worker at Pavestone in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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