Irving Forest Products
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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