Adirondack Beverages
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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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