Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — RYE, NEW YORK
| Employer | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | Report ID | 2023053985 |
| Address | 178 Theodore Fremd Ave | City, State ZIP | RYE, NEW YORK 10580 |
| Event Date | May 3, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Switchboards, switches, fuses |
| Secondary Source | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.97000, -73.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disposing of a switch when her left thumb was caught and amputated between the equipment and the container. The employee's thumb was surgically reattached.
Incident Summary
On May 3, 2023, a worker at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. in RYE, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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