Amscan Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
| Employer | Amscan Inc | Report ID | 2024032816 |
| Address | 108 New York 17K | City, State ZIP | NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550 |
| Event Date | March 29, 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 | Printing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 453220 | Inspection # | 1738436 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.50000, -74.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a napkin elevator. His right hand was pinched between two parts as he adjusted a belt on a flexographic machine, and a fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 29, 2024, a worker at Amscan Inc in NEWBURGH, 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 printing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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