Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK
| Employer | Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. | Report ID | 2023098301 |
| Address | 11 Adams Road | City, State ZIP | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 12866 |
| Event Date | September 8, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Product labeling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1697765 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.06000, -73.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a label machine when it activated and pulled the employee's right hand into the machine.
Incident Summary
On September 8, 2023, a worker at Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. in SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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