RIVER BAY CORPORATION
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BRONX, NEW YORK
| Employer | RIVER BAY CORPORATION | Report ID | 2024032747 |
| Address | 120 Casals Place | City, State ZIP | BRONX, NEW YORK 10475 |
| Event Date | March 27, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats except confined space |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 531110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.87000, -73.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was throwing recycling material into a metal dumpster when the metal dumpster amputated their right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 27, 2024, a worker at RIVER BAY CORPORATION in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats except confined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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