Penske Truck Leasing

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — GUILDERLAND CENTER, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Penske Truck Leasing in GUILDERLAND CENTER, NEW YORK
Employer Penske Truck Leasing Report ID 20241211681
Address Building 17, Northeast Industrial Park City, State ZIP GUILDERLAND CENTER, NEW YORK 12085
Event Date December 18, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 532120 Inspection # 1795144
GPS Coordinates 42.70000, -73.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the refrigeration unit of a truck. As they were walking up a platform ladder, the ladder fell backward and the employee reached up with his right hand to hold onto something. The employee contacted the refrigeration motor belt, which pulled his index and middle fingers into a pulley, resulting in amputations to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2024, a worker at Penske Truck Leasing in GUILDERLAND CENTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with straight trucks, box trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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