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Michels Power Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — CHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Michels Power Inc in CHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Michels Power Inc Report ID 2023043226
Address Highway 17M City, State ZIP CHESTER, NEW YORK 10918
Event Date April 11, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.34000, -74.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling wire to install on a pole when their thumb was caught on a block. The employee was hospitalized for a right thumb fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2023, a worker at Michels Power Inc in CHESTER, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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