Irving Forest Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Irving Forest Products in COBLESKILL, NEW YORK
Employer Irving Forest Products Report ID 2024031919
Address 128 MacArthur Ave. City, State ZIP COBLESKILL, NEW YORK 12043
Event Date March 1, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cleaning handtools n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1734202
GPS Coordinates 42.67000, -74.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting preventive maintenance on a jointer machine. As he was cleaning a chain with a rag, it pulled in his right hand, causing the amputation of his index fingertip and a partial amputation to his middle finger.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2024, a worker at Irving Forest Products in COBLESKILL, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with boring, planing, milling machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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