Adirondack Beverages

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SCOTIA, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Adirondack Beverages in SCOTIA, NEW YORK
Employer Adirondack Beverages Report ID 2024010097
Address 701 Corporations Park City, State ZIP SCOTIA, NEW YORK 12302
Event Date January 4, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Product labeling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection # 1720196
GPS Coordinates 42.90000, -73.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the labeler for a bad bearing while moving the belt with his left hand. The machine was jogged, causing the employee's right index and middle finger to get caught in the drive pulley. The right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2024, a worker at Adirondack Beverages in SCOTIA, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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