DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — KINGS PARK, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC in KINGS PARK, NEW YORK
Employer DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC Report ID 2023076070
Address 500 Pulaski Rd City, State ZIP KINGS PARK, NEW YORK 11754
Event Date July 10, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 336120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.88000, -73.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to deburr a flat piece of steel when the welding glove on the employee's left hand became caught in the drive wheel. The employee's left thumb was pulled between the abrasive belt and the tool rest, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb including the loss of the thumbnail. The thumb was also lacerated.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2023, a worker at DEJANA TRUCK & UTILITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC in KINGS PARK, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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