East Baking Co
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
| Employer | East Baking Co | Report ID | 2024076424 |
| Address | 310 Lakeside Road | City, State ZIP | SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13209 |
| Event Date | July 16, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Clothing | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1762644 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.10000, -76.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing near the bagging machine while maintenance was working on it when their right sleeve was pulled into the conveyor and their left little finger became caught in the machine, resulting in amputation to the distal knuckle.
Incident Summary
On July 16, 2024, a worker at East Baking Co in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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