Welch's Food
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — WESTFIELD, NEW YORK
| Employer | Welch's Food | Report ID | 2022043157 |
| Address | 100 N Portage Street | City, State ZIP | WESTFIELD, NEW YORK 14787 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Sanders-powered |
| Secondary Source | Parts and materials, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424480 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.32000, -79.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a disc sander on a square piece of metal. The force of the disc sander pushed the metal piece down to the work table causing the employee's right thumb to be caught between the metal piece and the sanding disc. The employee's thumb tip was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2022, a worker at Welch's Food in WESTFIELD, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with sanders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.
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