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Memorial Sloan Kettering

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Memorial Sloan Kettering Report ID 2023032395
Address 1275 York Ave. City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10065
Event Date March 16, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Threading and tapping machines
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -73.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a small leak in a chilled water line using a threading machine to remove a fitting from a piece of pipe. As the employee adjusted the wrench, the machine activated. The employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and a support bar and amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2023, a worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with threading and tapping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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