Cool Wind Ventilation Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Cuts, lacerations - GLENDALE, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Cool Wind Ventilation Corp. in GLENDALE, New York
Employer Cool Wind Ventilation Corp.
Address 83-12 72nd Drive
City, State ZIP GLENDALE, New York 11385
Report ID 2022032322
Event Date March 15, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220
Inspection # 1587005
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.86000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting liner using a water jet machine. The blade from the water jet cut the top of his left hand and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery to repair a tendon in his middle finger.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2022, a worker at Cool Wind Ventilation Corp. in GLENDALE, New York suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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